Ethics Complaint Targets House GOP Over 5 Lawmakers' Official Footage in Campaign Materials
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 25
Ethics Complaint Targets House GOP Over 5 Lawmakers' Official Footage in Campaign Materials
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 25
Summary
An ethics complaint filed Friday accuses the National Republican Congressional Committee of using official House floor and committee images in campaign materials targeting five vulnerable Democrats.
Brian Lemek of Defend the Vote told the Office of Congressional Conduct that the NRCC posted stills taken from official proceedings, including C-SPAN footage of the State of the Union.
House rules bar members from using recordings of official proceedings for campaign purposes, including footage obtained from third-party outlets, as part of strict separation between official business and politics.
Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina, who chairs the House GOP campaign arm, is at the center of the complaint; the NRCC declined to comment.