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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #7869

Facebook, Inc.

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Facebook, Inc.; Harris for President; Wise, Andrea

COMPLAINANT: McDonald, Tony K.

SUBJECT: Contributions; Contributions-Excessive; Disclaimer; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to: 1. Find no reason to believe that Facebook, Inc., violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(a), 30118(a) by making excessive or prohibited in-kind corporate contributions. 2. Find no reason to believe that Facebook, Inc., violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(c)(1), 30120(a) by failing to report or provide required disclaimers on independent expenditures. 3. Find no reason to believe that Biden for President and Andrea Wise in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(f), 30118(a) by knowingly accepting or receiving prohibited corporate or excessive contributions. 4. Find no reason to believe that Agence France-Presse violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 by making prohibited foreign national contributions. 5. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to: 1. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated July 8, 2021, as last circulated by Vice Chair Dickerson’s Office on August 10, 2021 at 2:52 p.m. 2. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe Facebook, Inc. 52 U.S.C. §30104(c)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
52 U.S.C. §30120(a)
Harris for President 52 U.S.C. §30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Wise, Andrea 52 U.S.C. §30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 03/01/2021 Response from Facebook, Inc. 880 KB
03/01/2021 Response from Biden for President 763 KB
01/21/2021 Grant of Extension of Time to Facebook, Inc. 725 KB
01/21/2021 Grant of Extension of Time to Biden for President and Maju Varghese, treasurer 731 KB
01/20/2021 Request for Extension of Time from Biden for President 719 KB
01/19/2021 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Facebook, Inc. 1 MB
01/15/2021 Notification of Complaint to Biden for President and Maju Varghese in his official capacity as treasurer 791 KB
01/15/2021 Notification of Complaint to Facebook, Inc. 791 KB
01/12/2021 Complaint 4 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 08/18/2021 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Biden for President 1 MB
08/18/2021 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Facebook, Inc. 749 KB
08/18/2021 Notification to The Law Offices of Tony McDonald 775 KB
07/08/2021 First General Counsel's Report 1 MB
Certifications 08/10/2021 Facebook, Inc; Biden for President and Andrea Wise in her official capacity as treasurer; Agence France-Presse 703 KB
Statement of Reasons 10/13/2021 Vice Chair Allen Dickerson and Commissioner James E. "Trey" Trainor, III 670 KB
09/14/2021 Commissioner Sean J. Cooksey 689 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Facebook, Inc.
Previous respondent Harris for President
Wise, Andrea
Complainant McDonald, Tony K.
Respondent's counsel Babbitt, Christopher
Covington & Burling LLP
WilmerHale
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