Gary Lawkowski, who currently serves as the deputy general counsel for Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc., has taken legal action by filing a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
His accusation is aimed directly at Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, claiming that it has accepted illegal contributions, which are strictly prohibited under federal election law.
The foundation of Lawkowski’s complaint is a LinkedIn post made by Sofia Patel, who is the head of operations for the Labour Party in the U.K.
In her post, Patel mentioned that nearly 100 members of the Labour Party were being sent to key swing states in the U.S. to assist in the Harris campaign.
According to Lawkowski, this support is in clear violation of U.S. federal laws, which prohibit non-citizens from contributing to any form of election campaigning.
Under U.S. election laws, it is strictly illegal for individuals who are not American citizens to contribute anything of value—whether money, services, or labor—to federal election campaigns.
Equally, it is illegal for a campaign to accept such contributions. Lawkowski’s complaint asserts that by welcoming help from the Labour Party, the Harris campaign has broken this law.
In his submission to the FEC, Lawkowski stated that Harris’s campaign is aware of the Labour Party’s alleged involvement and efforts to influence her election chances.
He highlighted the improbability that a foreign party would deploy a large number of volunteers to the U.S. without the Harris campaign’s knowledge.
“It strains credulity that the Labour Party would deploy 100 people to assist the Harris campaign without the campaign’s knowledge,” the complaint specifically states.
Moreover, FEC regulations are very clear that noncitizens are not allowed to participate in any decision-making processes concerning U.S. elections.
Lawkowski further alleged that senior Labour Party officials have been actively advising the Harris campaign and that Harris’s team has even adopted certain language and messaging strategies from the U.K. political group.
Lawkowski referenced reports from reputable sources such as The Washington Post and The National News Desk, suggesting that these foreign nationals have played a role in influencing significant aspects of the Harris campaign.
He argued that the overlap in messaging between the Labour Party and the Harris campaign is evidence of foreign influence.
“There is reason to believe that foreign nationals are exercising direction and control over elements of the Harris campaign,” Lawkowski continued in his complaint.
He went on to explain that the similarity in campaign slogans and phrases between the two parties lends weight to the suspicion that the Labour Party has had an impact on how the Harris campaign allocates its resources and shapes its messaging strategy.
For instance, Harris’s campaign has reportedly used phrases like “turn the page,” which mirrors messaging that the Labour Party has employed in the U.K.
Last month, The Washington Post reported that certain strategists linked to the Labour Party had been offering advice to Harris’s team on how to win back voters who had become disillusioned.
The advice, apparently, was to adopt a “center-left” approach to better appeal to a broader range of voters.
Both the Harris campaign and the Labour Party were approached for comment by The National News Desk, but neither organization responded to the requests.
