Paul Ryan Didn’t Violate Campaign Finance Laws
by Saranac Hale Spencer
May 17, 2018
3 minutes
Q: Did House Speaker Paul Ryan break campaign finance laws in a meeting with donor Sheldon Adelson?
A: No. He met with Adelson (which is legal), but there’s no evidence he solicited a $30 million donation for a Republican super PAC (which would be illegal).
FULL ANSWER
House Speaker Paul Ryan was at a recent meeting where casino mogul and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson agreed to give $30 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a conservative super PAC.
Ryan didn’t ask for the donation — he
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