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Bernie Sanders used Trump’s fraud whistleblower announcement to challenge nearly $22 million in taxpayer-funded advertising. His accusation comes amid an ongoing court dispute over the spending and questions about repayment.
The DNC has sued over taxpayer-funded television ads featuring Trump. The dispute centers on spending authority, the administration’s public-service defense and whether future political funding resolves questions about earlier expenditures.
Trump says private or political funds will replace taxpayer funding for ads featuring him. The announcement leaves questions about earlier spending, reimbursement and legal review unresolved in the evidence examined.
