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Democratic National Committee Asked Leadership to Sign NDAs Before June Finance Meeting
The DNC asked its leadership team to sign non-disclosure agreements ahead of a June 25 meeting on party finances. The request came as the committee reported $15 million on hand and $18 million in debt through May, compared with the RNC's $125 million cash position and no debt.
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The Democratic National Committee asked its leadership team to sign non-disclosure agreements before a private meeting of senior officers on party finances, Axios reported. The meeting took place June 25. The DNC has nearly $15 million on hand but is $18 million in debt, according to its latest campaign finance filings through the end of May.
DNC chair Ken Martin argued in a contentious "Pod Save America" interview this year that "to suggest that we're not raising money is inaccurate" and "what we're doing that's a little different ... " A DNC official noted that Martin and the committee have raised more money this cycle than the DNC did in 2017 and 2018.
A Supreme Court ruling last month lifted limits on what parties can spend in coordination with candidates and allowed parties to buy advertising at the lower rate that individual campaigns do. DNC officers are high-ranking members of Martin's team, not employees who regularly sign NDAs.
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