we're still joined by ellen weintraub, vice chair of fcc.funds do inaugural committees get? if there were something hinky or unexplained in inaugural filings or filings moren egenerally, wh would catch it or who would look at it? >> there's not a lot of laws on these committees. there's actually no requirement that they report where the money goes. that's something that people might want to think about as they look forward to future inaugurations, now that national guard raugs -- inauguration coms are raising so much money. >> thank you so much for coming here tonight. you've been very enlightening in terms of how you approach your work. >> thank you, rachel. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. successful people have one thing in common. they read more. how do they find the time? ... with audible. audible has the world's largest selection of audiobooks. for just $14.95 a month... you get a credit good for any audiobook ... and you can roll your credits to the next month if you don't use them. audible members get free no hassle exchanges ..

ellen weintraub has served as chair of the fec since 2003. orleans,here in new and she served on a legal team that advised a senate rules committee during the election between mary landrieu and woody jencks and -- woody jenkins. then we have a professor of law from the university of montana. he teaches and writes about federal and state constitution law, election law, and related subjects. he served as a solicitor for the state of montana. his recent scholarship on this issue has focused on the historical and constitutional perspectives on life or in influence is such a concern to our democracy. fromve a professor of law stetson university college of law, a fellow with the brennan center of justice. a professor worked as counsel for the democracy program at the brennan center. she looks at how dark money could be heading illegal foreign money. >> [indiscernible] >> yes, i would love to. to her left is the senior director of trial that ignition in chief of the campaign legal center, where he directs district court litigation and coordinates, i

happy to say we're still joined by ellen weintraub. what kind of scrutiny to inaugural funds get?re something unexplained or inappropriate in inaugural tax filings or in the financial filings more generally, who would catch it? who would look at it? >> it's an interesting question because there isn't a lot of law or regulations that governs these committees. they have to report to us who their donors are but there's no requirement that they report where the money goes. and i think that's something that people might want to think about as they look forward to future inaugurations now that committees are raising so much money that maybe a little bit more transparency wouldn't be a bad thing. >> ellen weintraub vice chair of the federal election commission. thank you for being with us. you've been very enlightening in terms of how you approach your work. thank you very much. >> thank you, rachel. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. we do whatever it takes to fight cancer. these are the specialists we're proud to call our own. experts from all over the world, working closely togethe

federal election commission member ellen weintraub.hey spoke at the unring the system summit in new orleans. the nonprofit organization known as represent us posted the event. >> hello. hello, everyone. we are so excited that you are here. thank you for joining us today. we are about to start our next session. this is from russia with facebook, foreign influence in the u.s. elections. so please take your seats if you would and silence your phones. this will be a one-hour session. please hold your questions until the end. if you have a question we will , have a runner with notecards. going up and down the aisle. please fill out the note card, pass it to the person in the blue volunteer shirt. in the spirit of unrig, if something in here today inspires you or presents an idea you want to go back and share with your community, please share it with the rest of the folks here as well. there are inspiration cards outside the back door. the folks in the blue shirts will hand it to you. fill it out and put it up in the engagement station, if y

commissionction member ellen weintraub and an attorney in the supreme court's citizens united case joined a recent forum on russian interference in u.s. elections. this is from the inaugural unrig the system summit held in new orleans. >> hello, everyone. excited that you are here. thank you for joining us today. we are about to start ou

federal election commission member ellen weintraub.hey spoke at the unring the system summit in new orleans. the nonprofit organization known as represent us posted the event. >> hello. hello, everyone. we are so excited that you are here. thank you for joining us today. we are about to start our next session.

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