WASHINGTON — There's no such thing as an embarrassment of riches in politics, but this comes close.
Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has gotten so much money from so many donors, it has a hard time stopping them from giving too much.
The New York Daily News found in a review of Federal Election Commission records that the FEC has sent Clinton's campaign committee, Friends of Hillary, a letter demanding that it deal with 39 donors who gave her too much in the past quarter, when the campaign raked in $6 million.
The Clinton campaign confirmed it got the letter on Thursday. The most common error is that overenthusiastic donors gave her more than allowed for either the primary or general election — $2,100 is the maximum for each, with $4,200 the combined limit.
The election commission wants the campaign to either divide the money between both contests, or give some back.
"The acceptance of excessive contributions is a serious problem," wrote FEC lawyer Michelle Lee Grant. "The committee's procedures should be examined and corrected in order to avoid this problem."
Campaign spokeswoman Ann Lewis said, admitted the committee struggles to keep good track of the thousands of donors, but implied the FEC has as much trouble coping with Clinton's 3,000-page filings.
"These are clerical cleanups, and we already told the FEC about them." Lewis said. "Bottom line, we work very hard to make sure we meet every requirement."