That is definitely illegal.
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I'm starting to think nothing is illegal if you have enough money.
If the punishment is a fine and you functionally have infinite money (see Google, Apple etc) then the law is a suggestion
It says they worked for a subcontractor, which shields the person with money.
No way.
I want to feel bad for them, but they obviously haven't looked more into who they're working for and his history of screwing people over.
hired by a subcontractor
I doubt they had any real way of knowing who they were working for. From a previous article I can't fully remember, I was under the impression some of these people didn't even know what they were supposed to be doing until day of. There were so many articles about how much of a shitshow the whole thing was I'm losing track.
Edit: apparently it's stated in this article too.
Only upon her arrival in Michigan did Muldrow realize what this job would really entail: canvassing for Trump.
A lot have reported that they didn't know they were campaigning for the PAC.
that makes a lot of sense.