Common Cause Presses to Block $20 Million Trump Ad Campaign as DOJ Says It Ends Oct. 11
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 12
Common Cause Presses to Block $20 Million Trump Ad Campaign as DOJ Says It Ends Oct. 11
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 12
Summary
Common Cause told a federal judge the Justice Department’s pledge to stop taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads by Sunday is not enough, urging an emergency order rather than letting officials “run out the clock.”
A CBP official said the agency issued a $20 million purchase order on Sept. 20 and has already spent about $19 million on the national campaign, which ran on Fox, CNN, MSNOW, Newsmax, CBS, ABC and ESPN.
Trump moved to end the government-funded buy after backlash and said MAGA, Inc. would replace it, but officials previously said he does not plan to reimburse the federal government for the initial run.
Judge Jennifer Rochon is weighing the lawsuit as Common Cause also argues DOJ failed to explain Trump’s and the White House’s roles in a campaign funded through a border-security commemoration appropriation.