Sean Hannity’s new book, which debuted atop the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list, got a boost from the Republican National Committee. Records from the Federal Election Commission show that the RNC spent over $400,000 in August on “donor mementos” from Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion.com and Porchlight Books. It’s not clear how much of that spending was for Hannity’s book, but Salon reported it was at least $145,000. A representative for Porchlight Books told Salon, which first pointed out the FEC filings, that the RNC’s orders for “Live Free or Die” matched an Aug. 5 spending report of $26,100 and an Aug. 19 spending report of $119,250. A Barnes & Noble spokesperson told HuffPost that it could not comment on the nature of purchases.

Source: Huffington Post September 23, 2020 23:58 UTC