Trump campaign files FEC complaint against Washington Post for illegal in-kind contributions

The Donald Trump campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday, alleging that the Washington Post has made illegal in-kind contributions to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign through its fawning coverage.According to the six-page complaint, the Washington Post made the in-kind contributions through an alleged “coordinated communications” strategy that benefits the Harris campaign, relying on a Semafor report that showed the paper was paying to boost critical Trump content and “neutral” Harris articles.“To wit, one of the promoted articles highlighted how the Harris digital team was pushing content on social media claiming people were leaving President Trump’s rallies early,” the compalint states.“A month later, The Washington Post published an article, which was reportedly boosted by The Post, on the same topic, with a similar editorial framing.“A reasonable inference is that the Harris team has communicated its messaging strategy to The Washington Post, and that that messaging strategy is reflected in what The Post chooses to promote,” it concludes.The Trump campaign in a statement said it was a part of mainstream media’s “pro-Kamala propaganda.”“The Democrat machine must be held accountable,” the campaign added....