washington house speaker paul ryan political operation send cease-and-desist letter thursday group try draft republican presidential candidate urge halt activities warn legal risk establishment republicans desperately search way stop real estate businessman former reality tv personality donald trump march toward party nomination nov. presidential election ryan name mention often alternative say want run president year disavow committee draft speaker ryan group organization continue attempt collect million signatures online petition draft ryan argue definition draft movement encourage reluctant participant join draft ryan group another indication ryan rise republican party top rank since become speaker house representatives last year ryan wisconsin congressman mitt romney vice-presidential run mate republicans 2012 ticket spokesman draft ryan david catalfamo say letter sad commentary state politics today add committee draft speaker ryan simply patriotic effort save party save country group register u.s. federal election commission super pac independent political action committee may raise unlimited sum money timothy kronquist attorney ryan political operation address letter group treasurer david satterfield urge group immediately cease desist representations act ryan behalf raise fund would assist ryan campaign activities believe action organization compliance federal law may constitute fraudulent solicitation fund letter say speaker ryan repeatedly announce publicly run president 2016 ... public interest organization cease potentially confuse mislead people support organization copy letter date thursday see reuters person close draft ryan say group remove donate button website clarify effort fund-raise exercise say site would change people sign petition without leave email address say effort far fund earle mack former u.s. ambassador finland mack tell new york time would spend million draft ryan committee mack show sign back thursday afternoon interview fox business news say draft ryan seek propose ryan unify candidate event republicans deadlock nominee party convention july let tell viewers please go draft speaker ryan.com collect million signatures raise awareness love speaker speaker right man job mack say ask whether ryan might want nomination mack acknowledge even know man trump rack primary win expand lead week despite attack party establishment try stop claim nomination republican convention july ryan abstain endorse presidential candidate 2016 race edit kevin drawbaugh bill trott grant mccool leslie adler article fund part sap independently create reuters editorial staff sap editorial involvement creation production exclusive house speaker ryan seek halt presidential 'draft ryan group