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Trump Sued by Democratic Party Over Taxpayer-Funded TV Ads

The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully using government money to pay for advertisements lauding the president that have been airing on cable and broadcast television stations across the US in recent weeks.

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'The DNC Has No Choice': Democrats Sue Trump Over Taxpayer-Funded PropagandaThe Democratic National Committee sued President Donald Trump and parts of his administration on Wednesday over a series of recent taxpayer-funded video advertisements that the complaint calls "a blatant violation of the statutory ban on the use of appropriations for 'publicity or propaganda purposes.'" "President Trump personally directed this illegal…
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