FEC rebukes Trump for saying he will take opposition research from foreign nations

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Furthermore, the FEC Chairwoman warned that any person who accepts or asks help from foreign governments in connection with the election will be investigated.

According to her, “Anyone who solicits or accepts foreign assistance risks being on the wrong end of a federal investigation. Any political campaign that receives an offer of a prohibited donation from a foreign source should report that offer to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”

Trump told ABC News’ Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos during an interview on Wednesday, “I’d go maybe to the FBI” if he “thought there was something wrong” with the information from a foreign country.

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