Hunter Defending Misuse of Campaign Funds with Campaign Funds
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Hunter Defending Misuse of Campaign Funds with Campaign Funds
August 24, 2018 at 8:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 15 Comments
Rep. Duncan Hunters (R-CA) legal defense is coming from the same campaign coffers he and his wife are accused of misusing, so far amounting to more than $600,000 for the lawyers, Roll Call reports.
Federal Election Commission filings show Hunters campaign made payments for legal services or legal fees to eight different law firms in excess of $600,000 during the 2018 election cycle. This includes disbursements of $182,000 to the San Diego-based law firm Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, which is representing Hunter in the grand jury investigation. The five-term GOP incumbent and his wife were indicted for allegedly using $250,000 in campaign funds for personal use.