Taylor Never Reported Use of Abramoff Restaraunt for FundraiserAs we mentioned before, Rep. Charles Taylor (R-N.C.) was treated to thousands in campaign contributions from Jack Abramoff’s team of lobbyists at an event held at Signatures, Abramoff’s restaurant, in April of 2003. But he’s tied himself in knots denying that it was a “fundraiser.”
On a hunch, we checked his FEC disclosure records – and sure enough, he never declared the fundraiser as a campaign event, nor reimbursed reimbursed Signatures, Greenberg Traurig, or anyone else for the expense of hosting the fundraiser, as campaigns are supposed to do.
So if Taylor continues to have such trouble distinguishing a friendly lunch from a fundraiser, we’re sure the FEC’s lawyers could help puzzle it out for him.
