Last week, Republican candidate for Congress and self-described independent Liam Madden was interviewed on . During that interview, Madden described how he distributed thousands of dollars to family members who then donated that money to his campaign. He's defended the donations as legal. We fact-check that claim with , political reporter .
Mearhoff's reporting on Madden's campaign donations:
Correction: The characterization in this segment that a cryptocurrency executive donated $1 million to the Balint campaign during the primary was incorrect. He donated $1.1 million to a PAC that then spent $991,911 on pro-Balint ads. The Balint campaign did not coordinate with the donor and has repeatedly denounced this type of campaign spending.
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