Fred Thompson Complaint
On August 20, 2007, Hudson filed a complaint with the FEC regarding Fred Thompson. The complaint alleged that Thompson had violated the "testing the waters" clause of FEC law, essentially by acting as a de facto candidate without formally declaring himself as one. In response to the complaint the FEC has issued the following statement. "The FEC will now give Thompson 15 days to respond to the complaint. Following Thompson's response, election commissioners will decide whether to dismiss the case or investigate further." In Thompson's defense, " has not said definitively that he's a candidate for president. He is expected to make an announcement around Labor Day." Under current regulations he can only use the money to "test the waters".
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