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Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance’s appearance at a far-right Christian revival tour last month may have broken tax and election laws, experts say.

On Sept. 28, Vance held an official campaign event in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Courage Tour, a series of swing-state rallies hosted by a pro-Trump Christian influencer that combine prayer, public speakers, tutorials on how to become a poll worker and get-out-the-vote programming.

Even before the Vance event, ProPublica previously reported that tax experts believed Ziklag’s 2024 election-related efforts could be in violation of tax law. The Vance event, they said, raised even more red flags about whether a tax-exempt charity had improperly benefited the Trump-Vance campaign.

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[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

What's with that huge red circle?

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

Yes I’m sure someone will do something about that

[-] Jagothaciv@kbin.earth 15 points 5 hours ago

Its crazy how the organizations who were supposed to protect Gods world are now mostly scum fucks that suck conservative dicks for dollars.

Churches are drivers for capitalist view points. They should be taxed to death.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Religion has always been about power and control. It has never changed.

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 53 points 9 hours ago

Tax the fucking churches! All churches

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 80 points 9 hours ago

Throw it on the pile of laws the Trump campaign and its supporters have violated that nothing will be done about, I guess.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 33 points 9 hours ago

I sincerely hope that after the election, all of their crimes are prosecuted to the fullest extent. Nobody should be immune to the law simply because they shoot the moon and overwhelm the legal machinery.

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 22 points 8 hours ago

Being held accountable for trying to overthrow the government has gone swell.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 31 points 9 hours ago

We had that hope about a lot of people after the last election, from January 6th insurrectionists to Trump himself. So I won't be holding my breath.

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 hours ago

Don't hold your breath.

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago

Just like his shitty-smelling running mate, couch fucker is no stranger to breaking laws. This is the party of law and order, in case anyone forgot 🫠

Love how report after report rolls through about these turds breaking the law and exactly fuck-all is being done about it.

Tune in tomorrow for the next episode of "Which Laws has a Former President Broken Today? (ft Nightman)"

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 6 hours ago

The system never polices itself.

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