Ryan-Linked PAC Followed Rules in Obtaining Sensitive Documents About Virginia Democrat

U.S. Postal Service handed over Abigail Spanberger’s personal info in response to FOIA request, CLF says

By Griffin Connolly, Roll Call, Aug. 29, 2018

The super PAC affiliated with Speaker Paul D. Ryan pushed back Wednesday against Virginia Democratic congressional candidate Abigail Spanberger’s accusation that the group obtained an unredacted copy of her federal security clearance application through illegal channels.

Instead, documents reviewed by Roll Call show the conservative opposition research group America Rising — which works with the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC in question — received Spanberger’s government files through a Freedom of Information Act request.

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