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APNewsBreak: LL Bean Heiress in Trouble Over Pro-Trump PAC

 

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{T|D|M}. L. Bean heiress {Hermosa|Bela} Bean made excessive {efforts|advantages|input} to a political action committee she bankrolled {to aid|to back up|to compliment} Republican President-elect Donald Trump, the Federal Election {Commission rate|Percentage|Commission payment} said.

Making America Great Again LLC was {limited|constrained} to individual contributions of $5, 000, according to a Wednesday letter from federal regulators obtained by The Associated Press. {Federal government|Government|National} campaign finance reports show Bean contributed $60, {500|1000} while the group put in $66, 862.

The FEC letter said the group could face punitive action or an audit if it doesn't respond.

The group on Friday {replied|reacted|answered} by taking steps {suggested|advised} by the FEC to change its registration to a super PAC that can raise unlimited {money|cash}. The group, which also goes by the name Making Maine Great Once again, spent the funds on signs, Facebook and {car radio|a radio station|r / c} advertisements and 30-second {TELEVISION|TV SET|TELEVISION SET} {advertising|advertisings} in support of Trump.

The PAC was registered as an {impartial|self-employed|3rd party} expenditure group supporting one candidate, which can {acknowledge|recognize|agree to} up to $5, {500|1000} in contributions from a person in {a 12 months|a yr|a season}.

The PAC's chairman, David Jones, said he thought it already was {authorized|signed up|listed} as a super PAC and said he {do|performed|would} not see the {notice|page|notification} until a reporter asked him about it on Friday.

Trump won enough help in the {second|subsequent|next} Congressional District to {divided|break up|divide} Maine's electoral votes, taking one vote to Liberal Hillary Clinton's three. The outdoors retailer's headquarters {is within|is at|is} Freeport, which is {section of the|area of the|portion of the} 1st Congressional District.

Bean's group told the FEC that it intends to raise unlimited funds as allowed by the Circumstance. S. Court of {Appeal|Medical interests} for the District of Columbia Circuit decision in SpeechNOW v. FEC. That decision removed contribution {limitations|restrictions|boundaries} on independent expenditures.

A spokesman for the FEC said it does not {discuss|touch upon} such individual {instances|situations|circumstances}.

Bean, the granddaughter of L. L. Bean {creator|owner|president} Leon Leonwood Bean, {did not|failed to|don't} immediately respond to {demands|needs|desires} for comment Friday. {The girl is|The lady is|Your woman is} a member of the retailer's board and runs a lobster company called Linda Bean's Lobster Dreams. She has run for Congress and is {a huge|a major} donor for Conservative causes.

L. L. Veggie, noted {because of its|due to its|due to the} signature {water-resistant|water-proof|watertight} rubber-bottom boots, sought to distance itself from the controversy, noting that {Hermosa|Bela} Bean is one of many family members who share ownership and that Bean {members of the family|loved ones|family}, employees and customers "represent the full spectrum of political and social views. {inch|inches}

"The L. L. Bean company does not endorse {politics|personal} candidates, nor do we take positions on {politics|personal} matters or make {politics|personal} contributions, " a speaker said


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