Rep. Duncan Hunter Blames Wife For Campaign Spending Under Inquiry
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Rep. Duncan Hunter Blames Wife For Campaign Spending Under Inquiry
Carla Baranauckas, HuffPost 1 hour 25 minutes ago Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), who has been indicted on corruption charges related to the use of his campaign money, appeared to blame his wife for the predicament when he said in an interview Thursday night that she handled the finances for their family and his campaign.
Hunter and his wife Margaret, who was also indicted, entered pleas of not guilty in federal court Thursday morning. They face 60 charges related to the alleged misuse of $250,000 in campaign money. Prosecutors say the couple used the money to illegally pay for personal expenses, including lavish vacations, dental fees and a plane ticket for their pet rabbit.
Among the allegations is that Hunter called his wife when he wanted to buy some Hawaii shorts and that she told him to purchase them at the pro shop of a golf club so they could be listed as golf balls for the Wounded Warriors Project, a veterans charity. Hunter denied that accusation.
On Thursday evening, Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked Hunter, “Are you saying it’s more her fault than your fault?”
Hunter, a Republican from San Diego who served in the Marines, replied: “I’m saying when I went to Iraq in 2003, the first time, I gave her power of attorney and she handled my finances throughout my entire military career and that continued on when I got into Congress. Because I’m gone five days a week, I’m home for two.”
“And she was also the campaign manager,” he added. “Whatever she did, that will be looked at too, I’m sure. But I didn’t do it. I didn’t spend any money illegally. I did not use campaign money, especially for Wounded Warriors stuff, there’s no way.”
Hunter, who is running for re-election in November, said the charges were politically motivated.
“This is pure politics and the prosecutors can make an indictment read like a scandalous novel if they want to,” he said. “They’ve had a year and a half to do this. There’s no way for me now to go out and be able to talk to my people or get this done in court before my election. They’ve had this for a long time. This is a late hit.”
Hunter did admit that he said “f**k the Navy” after his request for a tour of a naval base in Italy was turned down. The proposed tour was allegedly intended to be used as a cover story for a family vacation.
- This article originally appeared on HuffPost .
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There is absolutely no bottom to how low scumbag republicans can sink.
The Republicans passed the bottom of the barrel in November of 2016 and they've now stopped even looking back at what they used to be. Now, partisan politics governs their every action, they have no honor, no empathy, no backbone, they're just a useless spineless squid stretching and bending to accommodate everything from Neo-Nazi's to Christo-fascists. Their leader is a half wit clown who gets congratulated by them for putting his shoes on the correct feet. It's no wonder that you would have the first two congressmen who endorsed Trump to now being under indictment. When Trump said "drain the swamp" what he meant was "drain the swamp... of oversight and accountability". He wanted to dismantle everything so there's no one able to be a watch dog, no one able to guard the hen house he's been wanting to raid since he was but a poor silver spoon fed real estate magnates son.
I hope he has a comfortable couch because he is going to be sleeping on it for a LONG time.
Next stop for her....divorce lawyer
How much do you want to bet that they will try to get the campaign to pay their legal fees?
I'm sure that she saved the $250,000 from the grocery money.
I'll assume that dinner at the Hunter house will not be a joyous affair.
Class act!