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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid Rep. Duncan Hunter's Campaign Treasure "Rat Him Out" to the Feds?
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I was perusing the Daily Kos, and came across this tidbit:
Every single day, Rep. Duncan Hunter finds a new way to disgrace himself. Youd think a criminal indictment would humble the California Republican, but no. He took to Fox News to make a public defense of the charges that he used $250,000 in campaign funds on items like a family trip to Italy, flying his pet rabbit across the country, sporting events, and most grotesquely, buying shoes and clothing and then disguising those as donations to the Wounded Warriors Foundation.
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No wonder they reportedly sat four seats apart in the courtroom this week as they heard the charges. Something tells me these two will be meeting again in a different courtroom in the not-too-distant futurea divorce court.
Of course, there is another big problem with Hunter blaming his wife, Margaret: his own campaign treasurer repeatedly warned him directly about the illegal use of funds, and it is all documented in the 47-page indictment.
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From CBS News:
"When I went away to Iraq in 2003, the first time, I gave her power of attorney," Hunter told Fox News. "She handled my finances throughout my entire military career and that continued on when I got into Congress. ... She was also the campaign manager so whatever she did, that'll be looked at too, I'm sure, but I didn't do it."
No wonder they reportedly sat four seats apart in the courtroom this week as they heard the charges. Something tells me these two will be meeting again in a different courtroom in the not-too-distant futurea divorce court.
Of course, there is another big problem with Hunter blaming his wife, Margaret: his own campaign treasurer repeatedly warned him directly about the illegal use of funds, and it is all documented in the 47-page indictment.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/8/24/1790620/-Indicted-Republican-Congressman-bravely-threw-his-wife-under-the-bus-on-national-television
While there's more at the jump, I think that the campaign treasurer doesn't want to be the fall guy. I'm sure he knows Duncan Hunter and realizes that he's be thrown under the bus in seconds flat, if the campaign was ever called out on those expenses.
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Did Rep. Duncan Hunter's Campaign Treasure "Rat Him Out" to the Feds? (Original Post)
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2018
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Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)1. Bless the flippers and the children!
2naSalit
(86,612 posts)3. K&R!
CatMor
(6,212 posts)2. If he "didn't do it" where does he think the money to do and buy all those things came from.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)4. This Hunter guy is just making me laugh and laugh. And for that, I thank him.
Hey wait, is his campaign treasurer something akin to his chief finance officer??!
Holy shit, this fuckin guy!!