Someone offered the following explanation in the Twitter comments:
18 U.S.C. § 713 You can’t use the seal in any political ads.
My question is, does this qualify as a political ad? It's published by the DNC, sure, but it's a (seemingly) factual statement accompanied by a dry video clip.
"...for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States or by any department..."
Based on the wording here, it's possible the DNC is just trying to cover their asses. They're well acquainted with that practice.
This is beginning to get weird. I've seen this blurred-out seal in several recent videos. WTAF are they doing that for?
Someone offered the following explanation in the Twitter comments:
My question is, does this qualify as a political ad? It's published by the DNC, sure, but it's a (seemingly) factual statement accompanied by a dry video clip.
Here's the U.S. Code in question: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/713
"...for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States or by any department..."
Based on the wording here, it's possible the DNC is just trying to cover their asses. They're well acquainted with that practice.
One way to check would be compare videos of Trump and see if the same publisher done the same thing