MUR #7350

RESPONDENTS: Cambridge Analytica LLC; Bannon, Stephen K.; Crate, Bradley T.; James, Jacquelyn; Make America Great Again PAC (f/k/a Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.); Make America Number 1; Mercer, Rebekah; Nix, Alexander; Parscale, Bradley J.; SCL Group Limited; Trump, Donald J.; Turnbull, Mark; Wylie, Christopher

COMPLAINANTS: Larrabee, J. Whitfield; The Resistance Committee Action Fund

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Foreign Nationals

DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 3-2 to: a. Dismiss the allegations due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. b. Close the file. c. Send the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to: a. Close the file. b. Send appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to approve the Subpoena to Produce Documents and Order to Submit Written Answers to Christopher Wylie, as recommended in the Memorandum from the Acting General Counsel dated August 28, 2019.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0, subject to the Notice of Errata Memorandum dated March 7, 2019, to: 1. Find reason to believe that Alexander Nix violated 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) and 52 U.S.C. § 30121. 2. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis for Alexander Nix, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated December 14, 2018, and edited by the Offices of Vice Chairman Petersen and Commissioner Hunter and last circulated by Chair Weintraub’s Office on August 20, 2019. 3. Authorize the use of compulsory process. 4. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to: 1. Find reason to believe that Cambridge Analytica LLC violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7350, 7351, and 7382). 2. Find reason to believe that Christopher Wylie violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7350 and 7351). 3. Find reason to believe that the John Bolton Super PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7351 and 7382). 4. Find reason to believe that Art Robinson for Congress and Art Robinson in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MUR 7351). 5. Find reason to believe that the Thom Tillis Committee and Collin McMichael in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. §110.20(i) (MURs 7351 and 7382). 6. Find reason to believe that the North Carolina Republican Party and Jason Lemons in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MUR 7382). 7. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses for Cambridge Analytica LLC; Christopher Wylie; John Bolton Super PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer; Art Robinson for Congress and Art Robinson in his official capacity as treasurer; Thom Tillis Committee and Collin McMichael in his official capacity as treasurer; and North Carolina Republican Party and Jason Lemons in his official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission from Chair Ellen L. Weintraub dated July 24, 2019. 8. Authorize the use of compulsory process. 9. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-0, subject to the Notice of Errata Memorandum dated March 7, 2019, to: 1. Find reason to believe that Cambridge Analytica LLC violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7350, 7351, and 7382). 2. Find reason to believe that Alexander Nix violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7350, 7351, and 7382). 3. Find reason to believe that Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7350 and 7351). 4. Find reason to believe that Make America Number 1 and Jacquelyn James in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7350 and 7351). 5. Find reason to believe that Christopher Wylie violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7350 and 7351). 6. Find reason to believe that Mark Turnbull violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7350 and 7351). 7. Find reason to believe that the John Bolton Super PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7351 and 7382). 8. Find reason to believe that Art Robinson for Congress and Art Robinson in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MUR 7351). 9. Find reason to believe that Cruz for President and Bradley S. Knippa in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MUR 7351). 10. Find reason to believe that the Thom Tillis Committee and Collin McMichael in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MURs 7351 and 7382). 11. Find reason to believe that the North Carolina Republican Party and Jason Lemons in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(i) (MUR 7382). 12. Find reason to believe that the John Bolton Super PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(a), 30118(a), and 11 C.F.R. § 109.21 (MURs 7357 and 7382). 13. Take no action at this time as to the remaining Respondents (MURs 7350, 7351, 7357, and 7382). 14. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated December 14, 2018 (MURs 7350, 7351, 7357, and 7382). 15. Authorize the use of compulsory process (MURs 7350, 7351, 7357, and 7382). 16. Approve the appropriate letters (MURs 7350, 7351, 7357, and 7382).