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Arizona U.S. Senator John McCain accused a pro-Mitt Romney super PAC of accepting foreign money from Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, in an Internet interview Friday.
Obviously, maybe in a roundabout way, foreign money is coming into an American campaign, Mr. McCain said.
The 2008 Republican presidential nominee is accusing Mr. Adelson of using profits from properties that he owns in Macau to influence the general election. Mr. Adelson made a $10 million contribution to the Restore Our Future PAC on Wednesday, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Federal campaign laws prohibit foreign individuals from making campaign contributions.
Read more: John McCain: ‘Foreign money’ is influencing campaign | The Capitol Column
Obviously, maybe in a roundabout way, foreign money is coming into an American campaign, Mr. McCain said.
The 2008 Republican presidential nominee is accusing Mr. Adelson of using profits from properties that he owns in Macau to influence the general election. Mr. Adelson made a $10 million contribution to the Restore Our Future PAC on Wednesday, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Federal campaign laws prohibit foreign individuals from making campaign contributions.
Read more: John McCain: ‘Foreign money’ is influencing campaign | The Capitol Column