Presidential Candidate Dean Phillips Faces FEC Complaint

Watchdog Group Alleges Illegal Coordination Between Phillips' Campaign and Super PAC

Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democratic presidential candidate, is facing a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint filed by the watchdog group, Campaign for Accountability.
The complaint alleges that Phillips' campaign illegally coordinated with the super PAC Pass the Torch USA, which was formed by former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt shortly after he left an advisory role with the campaign.
The group claims that evidence 'strongly suggests' that Schmidt and the super PAC made $450,000 in coordinated communications with the campaign, which were falsely reported as independent expenditures.
The Phillips campaign has denied the allegations, stating that the complaint is 'baseless' and does not provide a 'single specific example' of coordination.
Phillips is currently challenging President Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination, but so far has not gained much traction in the polls.