A conservative watchdog organization this week filed an ethics complaint against Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, accusing him of trying to campaign during his 25-hour speech on the Senate floor last week.

Booker, who used his time to criticize the new Trump administration, broke the record for the longest Senate floor speech ever, after he surpassed former Sen. Strom Thurmond's previous record of 24 hours and 18 minutes. Thurmond, a Democrat at that time who later switched parties to become a Republican, filibustered to stall the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) on Tuesday claimed that Booker's campaign and the Democratic National Committee pushed out fundraising messages during the speech, requesting that recipients sign up for his campaign list and make campaign contributions, and included links to his campaign shop.

“The ethics rules draw a clear line between official government business and campaign activity, and it is important these rules are enforced to prevent Congress from simply becoming a venue for campaigning,” FACT Executive Director Kendra Arnold said in a statement. “Specifically, with respect to fundraising, it is not allowed to be tied to any official action a senator undertakes, including a speech on the Senate floor.”

A Senate ethics rule says that all senators must “endeavor to avoid the appearance that the senator, the Senate, or governmental process may be influenced by campaign contributions," according to the Daily Signal.

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