"That's not how democracy works," replied his opponent, Hillary Clinton, who went on to win the popular vote but lose the election. It's still not how democracy works. The Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group, has accused the Trump campaign of breaking campaign finance laws by "laundering" tens of millions of dollars in donations through several companies. (A spokesman for the Trump campaign says it complies with all campaign finance laws and FEC regulations.) It's just one talking point of a broader psychological warfare campaign designed to reduce confidence in all institutions that support inquiry, fact-based argumentation and hard data.

Source: CNN September 25, 2020 23:37 UTC