Plaintiff says he filed an FEC administrative complaint in December 2025 alleging unlawful contributions and inaccurate reports

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The administrative complaint filed with the FEC in December 2025 names Friends of John Thune, Nicole Weyers (treasurer), and John Thune and alleges unlawful contributions and inaccurate reports, as shown in the complaint record.

Source summary
On January 14, 2026, Peter Bernegger filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the Federal Election Commission failed to act on an administrative complaint he filed in December 2025. The complaint alleges Friends of John Thune, Nicole Weyers (treasurer), and John Thune accepted unlawful contributions and filed inaccurate reports. Bernegger seeks injunctive and declaratory relief under the Federal Election Campaign Act and asks the court to remand the matter to the FEC and order the agency to comply within 30 days.
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The claim is corroborated by primary sources. The FEC litigation update (Jan. 27, 2026) states that, according to the court complaint, the plaintiff filed an administrative complaint with the FEC in December 2025 alleging Friends of John Thune, treasurer Nicole Weyers, and John Thune accepted allegedly unlawful contributions and filed inaccurate reports. The plaintiff’s filed complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief (filed Jan. 14, 2026) likewise says he filed a sworn administrative complaint in December 2025 naming Friends of John Thune, Nicole Weyers, and John Thune. Verdict: True — both the FEC’s public summary and the plaintiff’s court filing explicitly describe a December 2025 FEC administrative complaint making the allegations in the statement.

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  1. Update · Jan 27, 2026, 09:47 PMTrue
    The claim is corroborated by primary sources. The FEC litigation update (Jan. 27, 2026) states that, according to the court complaint, the plaintiff filed an administrative complaint with the FEC in December 2025 alleging Friends of John Thune, treasurer Nicole Weyers, and John Thune accepted allegedly unlawful contributions and filed inaccurate reports. The plaintiff’s filed complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief (filed Jan. 14, 2026) likewise says he filed a sworn administrative complaint in December 2025 naming Friends of John Thune, Nicole Weyers, and John Thune. Verdict: True — both the FEC’s public summary and the plaintiff’s court filing explicitly describe a December 2025 FEC administrative complaint making the allegations in the statement.
  2. Original article · Jan 27, 2026

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