Rosie O'Donnell has "regularly" broken Federal Election Commission rules on donation limits to at least five Democratic federal political candidates, the New York Post reported Saturday.
Citing an analysis of campaign filings, the Post reported that the comedian — who has long sparred with President Donald Trump over the years — has given a total of $5,400 in contributions over the limit to the five candidates.
She also used five different New York addresses and four variations of her name.
The FEC maximum is $2,700 per individual to a single candidate per election. The limit also applies to primaries, runoffs and general elections.
"Nothing nefarious," O'Donnell told the Post in an email. "I was not choosing to over donate.
"If $2,700 is the cutoff — [candidates] should refund the money," she wrote. "I don’t look to see who I can donate most to … I just donate assuming they do not accept what is over the limit."
According to the Post, O'Donnell donated:
- $4,700 to former federal prosector Doug Jones, who defeated Republican Roy Moore in last year's Alabama Senate race.
- $3,600 to Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb in the March special election he won against Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone.
- $1,000 for Lamb's bid in November for a full two-year term in a different congressional district.
- $2,950 to California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who has been in the House for 17 years and is seeking re-election in November.
- $4,200 to Illinois congressional candidate Lauren Underwood, who is squaring off against Republican incumbent Rep. Randy Hultgren.
- $3,450 to Democrat Omar Vaid, a little-known congressional candidate in Staten Island and Brooklyn.
During the 2017-18 election cycle, O'Donnell gave more than $90,000 to 50 different federal candidates and committees, according filings examined by the Post.
In addition, she has given $25,100 since 2000 to candidates for races in New York City and the state.
Last year, she contributed $4,950 to Mayor Bill de Blasio's re-election campaign.
In 2006, O’Donnell gave $1,000 to former Westchester County District Attorney and Republican state attorney general candidate Jeanine Pirro, who is now a Fox News host.
"I also maxed out to Cynthia Nixon," O'Donnell said, referring to the actress who is challenging Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in this fall's election, "and I loathe Jeanine Pirro."
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