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   From: leroysoetoro@americans-first.com   
      
   https://amac.us/newsline/politics/zohran-mamdani-campaign-under-scrutiny-   
   for-accepting-money-from-foreign-donors/   
      
   Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has come under   
   scrutiny for accepting money from foreign donors.   
      
   The Coolidge Reagan Foundation, a campaign finance watchdog, referred the   
   campaign to both the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and   
   Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, citing alleged   
   violations of both the Federal Election Campaign Act and the New York   
   Election Code.   
      
   Mamdani accepted more than $13,000 from at least 170 donors, all of whom   
   maintain addresses outside of the United States, according to campaign   
   finance records. To legally contribute to a political campaign, donors   
   must either be U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents, which calls   
   into question these specific contributions.   
      
   “These are not isolated incidents or clerical errors,” Dan Backer,   
   president of the Coolidge Reagan Foundation, told Fox News. “This was a   
   sustained pattern of foreign money flowing into a New York City mayoral   
   race, which is a clear violation of both federal law and New York City   
   campaign finance rules. Mamdani’s campaign was on notice for months that   
   it was accepting illegal foreign contributions, and yet it did nothing   
   meaningful to stop it.”   
      
   The Mamdani campaign claims that of the 170 foreign donors, 31 have proven   
   their citizenship or permanent residency, and the rest have received   
   refunds for their donations.   
      
   “The law is crystal clear that foreign nationals may not participate in   
   American elections, and that includes making contributions,” Backer said.   
   “Yet Mamdani’s campaign repeatedly accepted donations from individuals   
   abroad, some even tied to regions and individuals openly sympathetic to   
   hostile actors.”   
      
   The Coolidge Reagan Foundation has previously filed complaints against New   
   York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), Hillary Clinton’s   
   presidential campaign, and the Democratic National Committee.   
      
   In total, the Mamdani campaign has fundraised more than $16 million thus   
   far, with the election less than a week away.   
      
   The Department of Justice declined to comment on the potential criminal   
   charges against Mamdani, while Bragg’s office did not respond to National   
   Review‘s request for comment by the time of publication.   
      
   Kamden Mulder is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism.   
   She is a graduate of Hillsdale College.   
      
      
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