FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor testified before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary on June 13, 2024, addressing the issue of jurisdictional overreach in the prosecution of federal campaign finance law. He specifically criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s decision to prosecute former President Donald Trump using a novel and untested legal theory, which Trainor believes should be handled exclusively by federal agencies like the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
KELLY HERE: Interestingly, there is a Constitutional Amendment that may trigger an appeal. The Sixth Amendment guarantees a defendant’s right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against them. This includes the right to a fair notice of the charges, which means that the defendant must be informed of the specific crime they are accused of committing.
In the Trump hush money trial, the prosecution argued that Trump falsified business records to cover up another crime. However, the prosecution did not specify what that other crime was. Some argue that this lack of specificity violates Trump’s Sixth Amendment rights because it does not provide him with a fair notice of the charges against him.
Meanwhile, Trainor argued that DA Bragg’s actions opened the door for politically motivated prosecutions of federal officials by state and local prosecutors. He also highlighted the importance of maintaining a consistent application of campaign finance laws nationwide.
WATCH: FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor testifies about the absurd legal theory Alvin Bragg used to prosecute President Trump pic.twitter.com/jya5rdlJ1B
— House Judiciary GOP 馃嚭馃嚫馃嚭馃嚫馃嚭馃嚫 (@JudiciaryGOP) June 13, 2024
Had the opportunity to be on @FoxFriendsFirst this morning to discuss the misguided prosecution of @realDonaldTrump and how it infringes on @FEC jurisdiction. https://t.co/VXDcE5UimO #ElectionLaw
— Trey Trainor (@TXElectionLaw) June 13, 2024