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Zorro

(15,755 posts)
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 01:22 PM Dec 2019

Rep. Duncan Hunter Shows no Signs of Resigning Despite Pleading Guilty to Campaign Finance Charges

Representative Duncan Hunter (R., Calif.) has not indicated that he will leave his seat in the House after he pleaded guilty on Wednesday to campaign finance violations.

Hunter had long criticized the investigation against him as a “witch hunt,” but announced on Sunday that he would change his stance and plead guilty. Hunter and his wife, who pleaded guilty to similar charges in June, were accused of using $250,000 in campaign funds to pay for family vacations to Hawaii, plane tickets for their pet rabbit, and other personal expenses. Both face a possible sentence of eight to fourteen months in jail.

“I failed to monitor and account for my campaign spending. I made mistakes, and that’s what today was all about,” Duncan told reporters on Tuesday after his guilty plea. He said he wanted to avoid a trial “for my kids. I think it would be really tough for them.”

However, the congressman has not yet discussed resigning from the House with minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.). Hunter refused to answer Politico on Wednesday when they asked whether he planned to resign.

https://news.yahoo.com/rep-duncan-hunter-shows-no-143418941.html

He's probably planning on drawing a government paycheck as long as he can. Wouldn't surprise me if he tried to keep his seat until the new Congress is sworn in.

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Rep. Duncan Hunter Shows no Signs of Resigning Despite Pleading Guilty to Campaign Finance Charges (Original Post) Zorro Dec 2019 OP
Blatant corruption Zambero Dec 2019 #1
Your last sentence says it all. Wellstone ruled Dec 2019 #2
It's the Republican way. They elected an indicted candidate, enough Dec 2019 #3
The House should immediately expel him Jose Garcia Dec 2019 #4
Or the Rs are going to want him to stay until the vote on the impeachment occurs. nt in2herbs Dec 2019 #5
It's okay, he's Republican, so he cannot possibly commit any crime. VOX Dec 2019 #6
He's forgiven by Jesus- he's now surrounded by an infinite & eternal force-field of Divine Innocence NBachers Dec 2019 #8
Maybe he's running the clock to avoid a special election in March Brother Buzz Dec 2019 #7
He said he wanted to avoid a trial "for my kids. I think it would be really tough for them." smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #9
Expel. maxsolomon Dec 2019 #10
Actually. Blue_true Dec 2019 #11
And yet Katie Hill gets axed... Xolodno Dec 2019 #12

Zambero

(8,979 posts)
1. Blatant corruption
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 01:28 PM
Dec 2019

Out in the open for all to see, at all levels from top to bottom. "Normalized". It's the GOP way!

enough

(13,270 posts)
3. It's the Republican way. They elected an indicted candidate,
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 01:30 PM
Dec 2019

why should they care now that he’s convicted?

VOX

(22,976 posts)
6. It's okay, he's Republican, so he cannot possibly commit any crime.
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 01:44 PM
Dec 2019

They are now forever exempt from any/all laws on the books, because laws just get in the way of making Amerika great, again and again.

And, in case there’s any doubt:

NBachers

(17,184 posts)
8. He's forgiven by Jesus- he's now surrounded by an infinite & eternal force-field of Divine Innocence
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 02:08 PM
Dec 2019
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
9. He said he wanted to avoid a trial "for my kids. I think it would be really tough for them."
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 07:06 PM
Dec 2019

What a pathetic coward! The old "Think of my children" excuse. Did he ever think of his children once when he committed his crimes and cheated on their mother. He's such a disgusting excuse of a human being.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
11. Actually.
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 10:36 PM
Dec 2019

I think that republicans hanging on to that stinking corpse as long as possible only helps our candidate in that race. I want to see Isa and Hunter explaining which one is a fouler human being.

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