Citizens United and 16 GOP-led states filed a Federal Election Commission complaint Thursday accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of improperly taking over President Joe Biden‘s campaign funds after he withdrew from the race.
The complaint asks the FEC’s six-person commission, which is evenly divided between Democratic and Republican members, to prevent Harris from “using her ill-gotten gains” for the Nov. 5 election.
After Biden suspended his reelection bid and endorsed Harris, the Biden campaign changed its name to the Harris campaign, giving her access to approximately $96 million of campaign funds it had amassed as of June 30. The Trump campaign also filed a similar complaint earlier this week in response to the Harris campaign’s plans to seep up Biden donors’ dollars.
Harris campaign spokesperson Charles Kretchmer Lutvak called complaints from the Trump campaign baseless, suggesting they were a distraction effort by Republicans.
“Republicans may be jealous that Democrats are energized to defeat Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, but baseless legal claims, like the ones they’ve made for years to try to suppress votes and steal elections, will only distract them while we sign up volunteers, talk to voters, and win this election,” said Lutvak.
The Washington Examiner contacted the FEC for a response.