LP Judicial Committee Censors Krawchuk’s Dissent in Martin v LNC The Judicial Committee has acted on Austin Martin, et al.,’s appeal of the LNC decision on seating James Wylie as an LNC Regional Alternate. The Judicial Committee’s version of the opinions of its members has been issued. The Judicial Committee stated, last sentence of their report: “Mr. Krawchuk’s opinion has…
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The rot didn’t stop at the national level. State parties in California, Colorado, Michigan, and ten others joined the JFC. Many of these state affiliates, untrained in complex federal filings, now face massive fines for late reporting—fines that could easily exceed the meager cash they earned from the Kennedy campaign. But for the “inner circle,” the JFC was a…
Governing in the Shadows On July 11th, the Libertarian Party Executive Committee voted to establish a JFC with Kennedy. On July 11th, the LNC Executive Committee voted to jump into bed with Kennedy. McArdle moved the session into a secretive “Executive Session” to hide the fine print from the membership. Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos famously refused to attend, stating she…
Part 2: Legal Acrobatics and Subtle Suggestions, a report be Jake Porter and reprinted here According to Rink, the idea of the JFC was discussed with McArdle on July 9th. Sources indicate the “time-sensitive fundraising need and opportunity” McArdle cited in a July 10th e-mail wasn’t for the Libertarian Party, but an attempt to get RFK Jr. onto a CNN debate or…
The Shady RFK-Trump Scheme That Nearly Destroyed the Libertarian Party – Part 2 – The JFC Jake Porter’s Analysis & Investigations Endorsements, Pardons, & Embezzlement. This series details how MAGA/MAHA & Libertarian Party leadership nearly grifted the 50 year old party out of existence. “This is still clearly something we need to do. This makes us money. We are broke.…
We have recently received a copy of the LNC Budget for 2026, as passed by the Libertarian National Committee on December 7, 2025. One would ordinarily have expected this budget to have become available quite some time ago, for example, by the start of 2026, so that the staff would have known how much money it was authorized to spend.…
The Chair has now ruled on Mr. Chadderdon’s point of order. The key issue was htat, according to Mr. Chadderdon, the ExComm had committed more money than was allowed. In the end, one of the three items was in order and the other two were out of order. See below. From: Steven Nekhaila <steven.nekhaila@lp.org> Mr. Chadderdon, The Chair has considered…
On Monday the LNC had an Executive Committee meeting. It seems that one of the motions that they passed reads: Move to authorize Chair Nekhaila to execute a retainer agreement with Bernebei & Kabat, a DC law firm, to take immediate civil action against former LNC Chair Angela McArdle with a $10,000 retainer and a $650/hour rate.ions that they passed…
There is a new filing in a case involving the Libertarian Party of Michigan’s money.
‘FINANCIAL INTEREST’? NEVER HEARD OF HER—SAYS THE WOMAN WHOSE PARTNER GOT THE MONEY D.C. Code Section 29-406.70 Magic Trick: How to Make Your Domestic Partner’s $49,600 Disappear from Conflict Rules Opinion by CARYN ANN HARLOS Reprinted by permission from https://substack.com/@carynannharlos DISCLAIMER: I am not an attorney, and nothing in this article constitutes legal advice, a legal opinion, or the…