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Federal Election Commission Member Rejects Indictment of Former President Trump

ByAlki David

Apr 6, 2023

A member of the Federal Election Commission has spoken out against the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan district attorney. The indictment alleges that Trump violated federal election laws.

FEC Commissioner James E. “Trey” Trainor has rejected these allegations, stating that the indictment does not constitute a campaign finance violation or a reporting violation of any kind. Trainor’s statement adds to the ongoing debate surrounding the indictment and its implications for the former President.

The indictment has been met with mixed reactions from politicians and legal experts. Some argue that it is a necessary step towards holding Trump accountable for his actions, while others believe that it is politically motivated and lacks legal merit.

Trainor’s statement is significant as it represents the opinion of a high-ranking member of the FEC, an independent regulatory agency responsible for enforcing campaign finance laws. His rejection of the indictment suggests that there may be differing opinions within the agency regarding its validity.

The outcome of this case remains to be seen, but it is clear that it will continue to be a topic of heated debate in the coming weeks and months.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.