The Labor Party announced that 100 staff would travel to four swing states in the United States. Trump’s team considers this to violate electoral law and speaks of “interference in plain sight.”
Donald Trump’s campaign filed a complaint against the English Labor Party after around 100 members of the Labout having traveled to several North American states to help Kamala Harris’ campaign, says the Political. The complaint was filed with the Federal Electoral Commission.
At issue is a (since deleted) Linkedin post made last week, in which Labor Party chief operating officer Sofia Patel announces that 100 former and current party officials to be sent to so-called troubled states campaign for Harris. In three of the four states mentioned in mail (Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania), former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris are very close in their voting intentions for the next presidential election, scheduled for November 5.
???? NEW: Nearly 100 current and former Labor Party staff will travel to key states in the US election to campaign for Kamala Harris, with the party offering to “get their house in order”. pic.twitter.com/12EBTkuNL5
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Donald Trump’s campaign claims that Labour It violates North American electoral law, which stipulates that foreign volunteers who participate in campaigns cannot spend more than a thousand dollars (about 930 euros) in support of candidates. “Those seeking foreign interference in our elections need look no further than [o] LinkedIn Post,” the letter from Trump’s campaign lawyer reads. “Interference is happening in plain sight“Argues Gary Lawkowski, asking the Federal Electoral Commission to open an investigation into the case.
Trump’s lawyer was also ironic when referring to the war for American independence from British rule in the late 18th century. “Last week marked the 243rd anniversary of the surrender of British forces at the Battle of Yorktown, a military victory that ensured the United States was politically independent from Great Britain. It seems that the Labor Party and the Harris campaign have forgotten the message,” he wrote.
In response, the The English Labor Party denied the accusation of interfering in the campaign, rejected any illegality and guaranteed that party officials who travel to the United States do so only in a personal capacity, which is questioned by the Trump campaign, which argues that the Labour He helped his employees with accommodation in American territory.
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Faced with the controversy during a long trip to Samoa to participate in a Commonwealth event, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer assured that party members “have participated in practically all North American elections” and that the controversy will not affect relations. with Donald Trump. , with whom he recently had a “constructive dialogue” during a dinner.
Source: Observadora
