A new report from The Daily Beast details how Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst has been obscuring the names of “who she’s paying to run her re-election effort, and how much” for the past three quarters, which experts say potentially violated campaign finance laws. The timing of the campaign’s move to stop itemizing their staff payroll disbursements raises more questions about allegations of illegal coordination between Ernst’s campaign and a dark money group set up by her top advisors to support her re-election.
“Senator Ernst owes Iowans an explanation on why she took the unusual and potentially illegal step of hiding who she’s paying to work on her campaign,” said DSCC spokesperson Helen Kalla. “She’s already failed to answer questions about alleged illegal coordination with a dark money group set up by her top aides, and this lack of transparency raises serious questions about what Ernst is trying to hide.”
The Daily Beast: Joni Ernst Hid the Names of Her Campaign Staff
By Lachlan Markay
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