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It's Friday in New York City, where New York Democrats allege Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s recent appearance with President Donald Trump at an event with Nassau County police amounted to an improper partisan political rally.
A formal complaint is expected to be filed Friday with the state Board of Elections. The Aug. 14 event featured Republican candidates for Congress from around the state. Several spoke from the rostrum, denouncing Democratic officeholders.
The rhetoric and choice of speakers effectively made the event a partisan political rally, according to New York State Democratic Committee Chair Jay Jacobs. He said Blakeman improperly used the resources of his public office to benefit his campaign by holding the event in a county-owned facility secured in part by county police.
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“This was a campaign rally. It looked like a campaign rally. It smelled like a campaign rally. It is a campaign rally. And that's okay, but then a campaign should pay for it.”
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