Stephanie A. "Sam" Martin is a scholar of political communication and American democracy at Boise State University. She holds the Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs and studies political storytelling, civic identity and religion in politics.
We have documented 1 statement by Stephanie A. Martin, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
Role at the time: Boise State University scholar of political communication
Condemned
Statement summary
Martin argues that the advertisement dispute shows how weak congressional oversight shifts enforcement of spending restrictions to outside plaintiffs.
“In this case, the president went on spending public money in violation of the law.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Congress is freeing Trump of the limited legal requirements left on him by the Supreme CourtSection: When Congress stops defending its laws
Why we used this label
The conduct at issue is using public money for the Trump advertisements. This passage criticizes that use of public funds.
The White House calls its Trump-featuring television spots public service announcements and paid for them with taxpayer money. Critics in both parties object, and on October 5 Trump said he would pay with his own and MAGA Inc. money.
