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JD Vance Campaign Event With Christian Right Leaders May Have Violated Tax and Election Laws, Experts Say

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JD Vance’s appearance at a far-right Christian revival tour may have broken tax and election laws, experts say.

On Sept. 28 , Vance held an official campaign event in Pennsylvania in partnership with the Courage Tour .

The Courage Tour is a series of swing-state rallies hosted by a pro-Trump Christian influencer.

Tax experts say a political campaign event hosted by one charitable group, which is in turn funded by another, could run afoul of the ban on direct or indirect campaign intervention by a charitable organization.

The whole arrangement has “got its problems, it’s really dicey,” one tax expert said.