President rewards regulator who targeted Drudge with White House visit

Published May 17, 2016 1:43pm ET



The Democratic vice-chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission earned an invitation to the White House in January, according to a new report, thanks in large part to her effort to regulate online political content like the Drudge Report.

White House visitor logs show that Ann Ravel traveled to the White House first on Jan. 20, and then again on Jan. 28 to meet with President Obama. Stacy Koo, chief of staff in the Presidential Personnel Office, also attended the meeting, according to the logs, which were first reported on Tuesday by the Daily Beast.

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