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FEC does not back up Mia Love’s claim that it cleared her of raising $1 million illegally — after she told reporters that it would

Mia Love claimed during a debate Monday night that the Federal Election Commission decided she violated no laws by raising $1 million for a primary she never faced — and she urged reporters to call the agency to verify that.

On Tuesday, the FEC said it had no comment on the situation — neither verifying nor denying Love’s claim.

FEC spokesman Miles Martin told The Salt Lake Tribune that any official position on the matter would come in a letter, which would be posted online. He said no such letter has been written or posted.