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The organization has been accused of violating campaign laws.<ref>[http://www.nbc29.com/story/17028692/organizing-for-america-under-election-investigation "Organizing for America" Under Election Investigation, NBC29, February 27, 2012]</ref>

The organization has been accused of violating campaign laws.<ref>[http://www.nbc29.com/story/17028692/organizing-for-america-under-election-investigation "Organizing for America" Under Election Investigation, NBC29, February 27, 2012]</ref>

[[FEC]] records show Hillary For America paid just under $5.1 million and the DNC paid nearly $5.4 million to the law firm of Perkins Coie in 2016. FEC records show [[Obama for America]] also paid $972,000 to [[Perkins Coie]] beginning in April 2016, the same time Hillary for America & DNC hired FusionGPS through Perkins Coie.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2017/10/29/obamas-campaign-gave-972000-law-firm-funneled-money-fusion-gps/</ref> The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the [[FEC]] alleging the DNC and the [[2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign]] committee violated campaign finance law. They failed to accurately disclose the purpose and recipient of payments for the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' alleging connections between then-candidate Donald Trump and Russia, effectively hiding these payments from public scrutiny, contrary to the requirements of federal law.<ref>http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/document/fec-complaint-hillary-america-dnc-failure-disclose</ref>

[[FEC]] records show Hillary For America paid just under $5.1 million and the DNC paid nearly $5.4 million to the law firm of Perkins Coie in 2016. FEC records show [[Obama for America]] also paid $972,000 to [[Perkins Coie]] beginning in April 2016, the same time Hillary for America & DNC hired [[FusionGPS]] through Perkins Coie.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2017/10/29/obamas-campaign-gave-972000-law-firm-funneled-money-fusion-gps/</ref> The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the [[FEC]] alleging the DNC and the [[2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign]] committee violated campaign finance law. They failed to accurately disclose the purpose and recipient of payments for the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' alleging connections between then-candidate Donald Trump and Russia, effectively hiding these payments from public scrutiny, contrary to the requirements of federal law.<ref>http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/document/fec-complaint-hillary-america-dnc-failure-disclose</ref>

[[File:Fisa-2.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The FISA court ruled the [[Obama administration]]'s improper access of [[FISA]] data granted to contractors "seems to have been the result of deliberate decision making."]]

[[File:Fisa-2.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The FISA court ruled the [[Obama administration]]'s improper access of [[FISA]] data granted to contractors "seems to have been the result of deliberate decision making."]]

The [[Secret Research Project]] originated as a term in the Obama team. It involved the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] under [[Eric Holder]] and the FBI under [[Robert Mueller]]. Eric Holder requested over 1 million tax records via CD-ROM: The IRS sent the FBI “21 disks constituting a 1.1 million page database of information from 501(c)(4) tax exempt organizations, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” The transaction occurred in October 2010. The evidence within this sketchy operation came directly to the surface in early spring 2012.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2014/12/04/a-transparent-conflict-of-interest-treasury-secretary-jack-lew-blocks-white-houseirs-email-release/</ref>

The [[Secret Research Project]] originated as a term in the Obama team. It involved the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] under [[Eric Holder]] and the FBI under [[Robert Mueller]]. Eric Holder requested over 1 million tax records via CD-ROM: The IRS sent the FBI “21 disks constituting a 1.1 million page database of information from 501(c)(4) tax exempt organizations, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” The transaction occurred in October 2010. The evidence within this sketchy operation came directly to the surface in early spring 2012.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2014/12/04/a-transparent-conflict-of-interest-treasury-secretary-jack-lew-blocks-white-houseirs-email-release/</ref>