Duncan Hunter on campaign funds indictment: 'Leave my wife out of it'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: The Hill


BY MICHAEL BURKE - 08/28/18 05:42 PM EDT



© Greg Nash

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) on Tuesday told a reporter to “leave my wife out of it” as he discussed their recent indictment on charges of misusing campaign funds, days after he appeared to blame his wife, Margaret, for the charges.

“Leave my wife out of it. Leave my family out of it,” he said in an interview with 10News, an ABC affiliate in San Diego. “It’s me they’re after anyway. They’re not after my wife. They want to take me down. That’s what they’re up to.”

Both Duncan and Margaret Hunter were indicted last week, charged with misusing at least $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses. Hunter is accused of using the funds to pay for trips to Italy and Hawaii, his family’s dental work, his children’s tuition and travel for relatives, among other personal expenses.
Hunter said in an interview on Fox News last week that his wife was responsible for the campaign spending.

"She was also the campaign manager, so whatever she did, that'll be looked at too, I'm sure," Hunter said at the time. "But I didn't do it. I didn't spend any money illegally."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/404069-duncan-hunter-on-campaign-funds-indictment-leave-my-wife-out-of

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[guillaumeb]

1. Coming from the man who blamed his own wife,

this is interesting.

[Leghorn21]

7. This idiot just makes me laugh

DAILY

[forgotmylogin]

31. So he threw her under the bus...

and is now trying to pull her out from under the bus.

[rtracey]

32. hmmmm

I'm going to bet that his wife took him by the balls and said, "look you piece of shit, either you get your ass out there and tell the media and everyone you fucking know, I did nothing, or I will go the the media and everyone I fucking know and show them just how you spent this money". I know if someone fucked me like that, I would have ZERO problem throwing them to the wolves.

[Maxheader]

23. And now he acts the protective husband...

Another rightwinger hand job...clueless...

[dchill]

2. If you had left her out of it, Duncan, she wouldn't be in it.

[rainin]

35. Yea she would. He paid her a salary, so she wasn't just his wife.

[dhill926]

3. piece of shit....

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

4. Mark My Words, She Will STAND BY HER MAN

No way she leaves him.

[Orangepeel]

5. I guess that focus grouped better than "you'd have to ask her"

[ailsagirl]

6. He's not looking very happy with the THIEF LIAR DISGRACE sign behind him

[The Liberal Lion]

8. Uhm, numbskull you put your wife in it

[Bengus81]

9. Uh...if she's guilty then HELL NO she won't be left out

This POS is now working both sides of the street to try and skate from any charges.

[DeminPennswoods]

10. Maybe he was referring to a different wife?

nt

[Tiggeroshii]

11. "Its her fault but leave her out of it!"

[left-of-center2012]

12. Saw on the news ...

He's up 8 points in the polls.

[SWBTATTReg]

24. Yeah, I know but give it time to soak in w/ the voters...at least perhaps ...

some of them will start relooking at this candidate...too bad he's got kids and stuff, he shouldn't went off on the deep end w/ all of the money...so much money all of a sudden...too much temptation...

[Hav]

13. There's no follow up in that article

The next question should have been, in order to leave his wife out, that he explains all the expenses that were paid by the campaign, like flying his pets around. I bet he would have reverted very fast to blaming his "campaign manager" again.

[0rganism]

14. great idea! you first, Dunco

what a goddam hypocrite

[Initech]

15. And he's *STILL* leading in the polls!

[wryter2000]

22. I wonder

Can he serve in the House while he's in jail?

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

26. Roy "Pedophile" Moore Almost Won In Alabama

Repubs don't care. They wouldn't care if Drumpf shot someone on 5th Avenue.

Criminal indictments are no biggee.

[Initech]

28. I said they could nominate Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer.

And they would still get 50% of the vote!

[Brother Buzz]

16. Hey nimrod, riddle me this:

Why is your wife named in the indictment?

[Mr. Ected]

17. Kind of hard to leave a CO-DEFENDANT out of it

But good luck with that, Duncan.

[DRoseDARs]

18. LEAVE MY WIFE UNDER THE BUS I THREW HER!!!

Asshole.

[Solly Mack]

19. Wait. He blames his wife for everything and now he wants her left out of it?

He's got jokes.

[wryter2000]

20. Is he talking to a mirror, maybe? n/t

n/t

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

21. "Nobody shits on my wife but me!!!" nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. This is known as "the reverse Winston Smith"

When first arrested by the authorities, scream "DO IT TO JULIA!!!" at the top of your voice. After a day in the cells, collect you thoughts and say "at least I never betrayed Julia."

[Codeine]

27. "Look over there!"

“Wait — stop looking over there!”

Dumbass.

[BigmanPigman]

29. I am pretty sure that the gruesome twosome

are in cahoots and will say anything to get out of it AND get reelected. I wouldn't be surprised if they discussed throwing her under the bus as one of their defense strategies. She is as innocent as Melanie is with tRump's birtherism BS.

[BobTheSubgenius]

30. "She was also the campaign manager, so whatever she did that'll be looked at too, I'm sure,"

Soooo...what's up with that, you dumb fuck?

[kimbutgar]

33. I guess throwing his wife overboard was poor re-election optics

[Perseus]

34. Make up your mind, was it your wife, or was it you?

Geez! he can't get his act straight...I guess after he placed all the blame on his wife on TV she straightened him out when he got home.