Trump accuses UK of 'interference' in US election
According to Donald Trump's campaign, the UK's Labour Party has meddled in American elections by offering guidance and volunteering for the Democrats. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign has lodged a complaint regarding what it claims is election interference in the upcoming U.S. elections by the ruling party in the United Kingdom.
According to reports, Labour Party officials have been advising U.S. Democrats on campaign strategies, and activists have been active in key battleground states. However, they argue this is legal since no direct financial contributions have been made to the Democratic Party.
In their complaint to the Federal Election Commission, the Trump campaign accused Labour of engaging in “blatant foreign interference” in U.S. elections through “apparent illegal foreign national contributions” accepted by the Democrats and their nominee, current Vice President Kamala Harris. The complaint pointed out that U.S. law prohibits foreign nationals from making “a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation,” for the benefit of an American candidate, “directly or indirectly.”
Among the evidence highlighted in the complaint is a Washington Post report which states that “strategists linked to Britain’s Labour Party have been offering advice to Kamala Harris about how to earn back disaffected voters and run a winning campaign from the center-left.”
Additionally, the UK outlet Telegraph has reported that Morgan McSweeney, chief of staff to British PM Keir Starmer, alongside Starmer’s chief of communications Matthew Doyle, attended the Democrats’ convention in Chicago and had meetings with Harris’s campaign team.
Last week, Sofia Patel, Labour’s head of operations, shared on LinkedIn that nearly 100 Labour Party staff members, both current and former, would be traveling to the U.S. in the coming weeks to work in states like North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. She advertised ten openings in North Carolina, indicating that “we will sort your housing” for those interested.
Supporters of Trump, including Elon Musk, have highlighted Patel’s post as a flagrant breach of campaign laws; the post has since been removed. Nonetheless, Democrats maintain that these activities are legal as they do not involve financial contributions.
“This is a normal thing that happens in elections,” British Employment Minister Alison McGovern stated on Sky News last week, emphasizing that Labour activists have supported Democratic campaigns in the past.
Democrats have previously made unsubstantiated claims of Russian interference in U.S. elections, alleging that Trump was “colluding” with the Kremlin after his unexpected win over Hillary Clinton in 2016. Allegations of “Russian collusion” led to the ousting and imprisonment of several Trump advisers and campaign aides, severely impacting his presidency and deteriorating U.S.-Russia relations to their lowest point since the Cold War.
Sanya Singh contributed to this report for TROIB News
According to reports, Labour Party officials have been advising U.S. Democrats on campaign strategies, and activists have been active in key battleground states. However, they argue this is legal since no direct financial contributions have been made to the Democratic Party.
In their complaint to the Federal Election Commission, the Trump campaign accused Labour of engaging in “blatant foreign interference” in U.S. elections through “apparent illegal foreign national contributions” accepted by the Democrats and their nominee, current Vice President Kamala Harris. The complaint pointed out that U.S. law prohibits foreign nationals from making “a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation,” for the benefit of an American candidate, “directly or indirectly.”
Among the evidence highlighted in the complaint is a Washington Post report which states that “strategists linked to Britain’s Labour Party have been offering advice to Kamala Harris about how to earn back disaffected voters and run a winning campaign from the center-left.”
Additionally, the UK outlet Telegraph has reported that Morgan McSweeney, chief of staff to British PM Keir Starmer, alongside Starmer’s chief of communications Matthew Doyle, attended the Democrats’ convention in Chicago and had meetings with Harris’s campaign team.
Last week, Sofia Patel, Labour’s head of operations, shared on LinkedIn that nearly 100 Labour Party staff members, both current and former, would be traveling to the U.S. in the coming weeks to work in states like North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. She advertised ten openings in North Carolina, indicating that “we will sort your housing” for those interested.
Supporters of Trump, including Elon Musk, have highlighted Patel’s post as a flagrant breach of campaign laws; the post has since been removed. Nonetheless, Democrats maintain that these activities are legal as they do not involve financial contributions.
“This is a normal thing that happens in elections,” British Employment Minister Alison McGovern stated on Sky News last week, emphasizing that Labour activists have supported Democratic campaigns in the past.
Democrats have previously made unsubstantiated claims of Russian interference in U.S. elections, alleging that Trump was “colluding” with the Kremlin after his unexpected win over Hillary Clinton in 2016. Allegations of “Russian collusion” led to the ousting and imprisonment of several Trump advisers and campaign aides, severely impacting his presidency and deteriorating U.S.-Russia relations to their lowest point since the Cold War.
Sanya Singh contributed to this report for TROIB News
