Dowd gave to the campaign in April and May, bringing his total contributions for the cycle to $6,400. A Trump campaign representative said Dowd’s excessive donations were not solicited and were refunded. This is the second instance in which the FEC has flagged impermissible donations from Dowd to the Trump campaign. The Trump campaign refunded Dowd $300. In its Aug. 16 letter to the Trump campaign, the FEC flagged dozens of instances in which individuals appeared to have made excessive contributions, including some totaling more than $6,000.

Source: Washington Post August 20, 2018 21:47 UTC