The Campaign Finance Laws that Sparked the De Blasio Probe

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 25, 2016

Mayor de Blasio is under investigation for his fundraising apparatus.

Is this unsavory politics as usual or is it illegal, unsavory politics as usual?

Laura Nahmias, who reports on City Hall for POLITICO, discusses the state laws that have brought into question donations solicited by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign apparatus, which is under investigation by state and federal authorities.

 

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