Illegal Ongoing Trump Campaign Contacts

In the past 36 hours, I have received both a text and phone call from the Trump Campaign. I have a cell phone and have been on the Do Not Call List for over 20 years, so my status is documented literally over decades. The call last night connected me directly to the audio for the Trump Rally then being held. These calls are illegal under US law. I confirmed that the numbers the contacts came from were in service by the campaign, and have filed formal complaints with the Federal Communications Commission this morning. Nothing will happen, of course, since Trump and his Cult believe they are above the law, but at least this illegality is on record.

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Mesthartiya · M

I have heard rumours that the Trump campaign has been skewing the poll numbers by illegally calling voters and Registering them as intending to vote for Trump. I think you may just have confirmed this.

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MistyCee

Thanks for going on record, but keep in mind, Trumpists are just fine with, anything otherwise illegal is just fine if it's in service to Trump.

If Trump wins, even unenforced laws like this might be enforced only against his enemies, but more likely, they'll just be scrapped along with your report, unless it's to keep track of undesirables, aka, non Trumpists.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@MistyCee I considered not filing anything, because then there is a public record, but I think it is important to document wrongdoing even if nothing comes of it. And I'm sure I'm not the only one this has happened to or will happen to. If only 1% of those people file a complaint, or 0.1%, that could still be a sizeable number and something that will stick out to the FCC.

I don't expect anything to come of it, which has been my experience in the past, but that's in my view a poor excuse for excusing illegality on the part of the Trump Campaign.

MistyCee

@windinhishair I applaud you. But I just dumped the landline and kicked up the spam blocking on my cell.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@windinhishair When dealing with Fascists, silence is permission. The voter turnout is about to tell everyone where America stands..😷

soar2newhighs

You contacted the FCC with your complaint. Are you alleging they won’t act your behalf ?

Realize you are contacting a Federal bureaucracy. You might get a response or you might not.

The fact that you say Trump and his cult believe they are above the law really has no effect on the actions of the FCC.

As for politicians, many believe they are above the law.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@soar2newhighs I don't expect a response. I have filed FCC complaints against telemarketers for years and have yet to hear anything back ever. I felt it was important to go on record that the Trump Campaign is knowingly breaking the law. They clearly believe they are above the law and that nothing will happen.

soar2newhighs

@windinhishair Fair enough.

Reason10 · 70-79, M

Show us a link to the law that outlaws those calls, or admit you just made that up.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@Reason10 Go to the FCC website (FCC.gov) and read the section entitled Political Campaign Robocalls and Robotexts Rules.

You're welcome.

ElwoodBlues · M

@Reason10 Here ya go, all in a nice PDF!!

https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/Political-Campaign-Robocalls-and-Robotexts-Rules-Consumer-Guide.pdf

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues Thank you very much!

Jake966 · 56-60, M

Define cult , not sure how you can confirm a number belonging to a organization

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@Jake966 Their phone number goes to the Campaign Committee when you call it. It is a valid phone number, not a spoofed number. And their call is illegal.

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