I know this is off topic for today, but for a diversion from the crazy leftist mob.
FEC question = can a candidate draw a salary from their campaign account funds?
Yes, why yes, they can!
https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/making-disbursements/personal-use/
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-15/sanders-earned-half-million-in-2018-after-million-dollar-years
Let's do some math.
Bernie Sanders
Official Senator salary is earned income.
$174,000
Office of President salary $400,000
His campaign can offer him $174k additional money (if) that was all he claimed on his taxes.
Book royalties are also considered 'earned income' in most cases. (not all but let's assume Bernies' are for the sake of this math exercise)
$174k Senator Salary
$381k Book royalties (2018 number)
= $555k
Compare $400k and $555k, the lesser of these two numbers is $400k
Bernies campaign (if he runs for a full 12 mths)
can pay him a salary of $400k
That is in addition to his govt salary.
That likely explains his peak here in 2016 besides book royalties.