A fervent anti-Trump politician will soon have a rude awakening.
Former presidential candidate Evan McMullin claims that President Trump has broken the law on several occasions. McMullin is frequently a guest speaker on CNN and MSNBC.
But McMullin is the one proven to have broken the law— and will soon be in a heap of trouble with several federal agencies.
McMullin ran as an independent during the 2016 election, and came in fifth place after Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, respectively.
He gained a mere 700,000 votes, and amassed over six figures in debt.
Now, that failure is coming back to haunt him as he has refused to pay back his debt and file the necessary tax forms.
The Daily Caller reported:
Former presidential candidate Evan McMullin’s failed campaign ended its quixotic journey six-figures in debt as of summer 2017, and records show it has missed every deadline to file the required financial statements since then, according to a review by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) sent numerous letters to the McMullin For President Committee over the last year warning that the organization risks fines for failing to file and for making errors on financial statements it did manage to submit.
McMullin’s committee was nearly $645,000 in debt just after the 2016 presidential election, according to a financial statement the group filed to the FEC in December 2016. By July 2017, it increased to nearly $670,000, that month’s filing shows.
That was the last financial statement McMullin’s committee filed. Since then, the organization has missed three deadlines, including one that passed Sunday. The FEC has consequently sent the group warnings that it could face penalties if it doesn’t provide the necessary information.
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) sent numerous letters to the McMullin For President Committee over the last year warning that the organization risks fines for failing to file and for making errors on financial statements it did manage to submit.
McMullin’s committee was nearly $645,000 in debt just after the 2016 presidential election, according to a financial statement the group filed to the FEC in December 2016. By July 2017, it increased to nearly $670,000, that month’s filing shows.
That was the last financial statement McMullin’s committee filed. Since then, the organization has missed three deadlines, including one that passed Sunday. The FEC has consequently sent the group warnings that it could face penalties if it doesn’t provide the necessary information.
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) sent numerous letters to the McMullin For President Committee over the last year warning that the organization risks fines for failing to file and for making errors on financial statements it did manage to submit.
McMullin’s committee was nearly $645,000 in debt just after the 2016 presidential election, according to a financial statement the group filed to the FEC in December 2016. By July 2017, it increased to nearly $670,000, that month’s filing shows.
That was the last financial statement McMullin’s committee filed. Since then, the organization has missed three deadlines, including one that passed Sunday. The FEC has consequently sent the group warnings that it could face penalties if it doesn’t provide the necessary information.
McMullin’s committee received four previous letters from the FEC either pointing out errors in the group’s filings or questioning why it submitted amended versions of its financial statements with increased debt.
“Your amended report discloses an increase in debts owed to one or more vendor(s) totaling $339,389.57 … from those disclosed on your original report,” read a March 2017 letter from the FEC regarding McMullin’s committee’s September 2016 financial statement.
“Please provide any additional clarifying information as to why this activity was not disclosed on your original report,” the letter continued.A source has come forward claiming that McMullin is concerned with his ability to pay back lenders without the aid of the presidential salary.
McMullin’s campaign committee later issued a statement containing their excuses for not filing the correct paperwork.
The Daily Caller continued:
The committee was “immediately confronted with the difficulties of acquiring vendors, recruiting volunteers, raising money, obtaining ballot access, and organizing for the election which was a mere 85 days away” after it was formed, the group’s treasurer, Jeffrey Carson, wrote in a letter to the FEC. “Given these circumstances, there was a lack of organization in the initial committee structural and vendor acquisition phase.”
“Unfortunately, this led to outstanding vendor invoices being unreported as debts owed by the committee,” Carson continued. “Once the committee was structurally sound, the committee’s outstanding invoices were discovered” and it “amended its past FEC reports.”
“The committee has since taken measures to adopt and implement organizational best practices which should prevent errors like this from occurring in the future,” he concludes. However, the committee only filed one additional financial statement following the treasurer’s letter.
Despite his consistent criticisms of the President on national TV, nothing has come of his claims of corruption.
On the other hand, Evan McMullin is in major trouble with the Federal Election Commission—which may cost him his career for good.
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