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Source #3028

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TitleFEC records reported by PolitiFact
Original URLhttps://www.commoncause.org/articles/new-complaint-charges-cambridge-analytica-with-breaking-u-s-election-laws/
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2016-12-31
EntityDonald J. Trump for President
Captured2026-04-08T19:04:37.679Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-08T19:04:37.679Z UTC
SHA-256b57533628d6ea11a94a027bb978b3833637806f34f5fd5a7b08a4e658551bc23
Content length87 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
The Trump campaign's final payment to Cambridge Analytica was $312,500 in December 2016

Verifying this receipt

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