'Refs walking off the field': Experts fear rampant corruption as watchdog agency shuts down

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NOTUS reports The Federal Election Commission (FEC), which enforces campaign finance laws, will lose its power next week when Republican Commissioner Allen Dickerson resigns on April 30. This will leave the six-member FEC without the necessary four-person quorum to legally conduct campaign finance investigations. Trump removed FEC Chairperson Ellen Weintraub, a Democrat, in February despite objections, and Republican FEC Commissioner Sean Cooksey resigned at the end of January. Trump has yet to nominate a replacement.

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