MUR #7867
Our American CenturySummary
RESPONDENTS: Our American Century; Crate, Bradley T.; Hobbs, Cabell; Make America Great Again PAC (f/k/a Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.)
COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center; Christ, Margaret
SUBJECT: Committees-Presidential; Committees-PAC; Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Excessive; Disclaimer
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to take the following actions in MUR 7867:
1. Accept the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated July 1, 2022.
2. Approve the appropriate letters.
3. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to take the following actions in MUR 7867:
1. Approve the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated May 19, 2022.
2. Send the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to take the following actions in MUR 7867:
1. Find reason to believe that Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30120(a) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.11 by failing to include valid disclaimers.
2. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis as circulated by the Office of General Counsel on April 4, 2022 at 9:24 a.m., and subject to the edit made at the table to revise page 1, line 26 which refers to “then-candidate President Joseph R. Biden” to refer to “then-candidate Joseph R. Biden.”
3. Authorize conciliation prior to a finding of probable cause to believe in Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer.
4. Instruct the Office of General Counsel to draft a conciliation agreement consistent with the Factual and Legal Analysis . . . REDACTED . . .
5. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-4 to take the following actions in MUR 7867:
1. Dismiss as a matter of prosecutorial discretion the allegation that Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b) and 30116(a) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 104.3(b) and 110.1(b) by making and failing to report prohibited and excessive contributions.
2. Find reason to believe that Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30120(a) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.11 by failing to include valid disclaimers.
3. Find no reason to believe that Make America Great Again PAC and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b) and 30116(f) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 104.3(a) and 110.9 by knowingly accepting and failing to report excessive contributions.
4. Find no reason to believe that Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer accepted excessive contributions in violation of 52 U.S.C.
§ 30116(f) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.9.
5. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses as circulated by the Office of General Counsel on April 4 at 9:24 a.m.
6. Authorize conciliation prior to a finding of probable cause to believe with Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer.
7. Instruct the Office of General Counsel to draft a conciliation agreement consistent with the Factual and Legal Analysis . . . REDACTED . . .
8. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b) and 30116(a) and 11 C.F.R.
§§ 104.3(b) and 110.1(b) by making and failing to report prohibited and excessive contributions.
b. Find reason to believe that Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30120(a) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.11 by failing to include valid disclaimers.
c. Dismiss the allegation that Make America Great Again PAC and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b) and 30116(f) and 11 C.F.R.
§§ 104.3(a) and 110.9 by knowingly accepting and failing to report excessive contributions.
d. Dismiss as a matter of prosecutorial discretion the allegation that Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer accepted excessive contributions in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.9.
e. Authorize the use of compulsory process.
f. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated October 27, 2021, subject to the edits as last circulated by Commissioner Weintraub’s Office on March 22, 2022 at 12:54 p.m.
g. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-4 to:
a. Find no reason to believe that Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b) and 30116(a) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 104.3(b) and 110.1(b) by making and failing to report prohibited and excessive contributions.
b. Dismiss as a matter of prosecutorial discretion the allegation that Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30120(a) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.11 by failing to include valid disclaimers.
c. Find no reason to believe that Make America Great Again PAC and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b) and 30116(f) and 11 C.F.R.
§§ 104.3(a) and 110.9 by knowingly accepting and failing to report excessive contributions.
d. Find no reason to believe that Our American Century PAC and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer accepted excessive contributions in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.9.
e. Close the file.
f. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
---|---|---|---|
Conciliation-PPC | Our American Century |
52
U.S.C.
§30120(a)
11 CFR 110.11 |
|
Hobbs, Cabell |
52
U.S.C.
§30120(a)
11 CFR 110.11 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
---|---|
Primary respondent | Our American Century |
Previous respondent | Crate, Bradley T. |
Hobbs, Cabell | |
Make America Great Again PAC (f/k/a Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.) | |
Complainant | Campaign Legal Center |
Christ, Margaret |