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Not only should he be voted out of office, this Russian traitor needs to be sent to prison ....
Nunes used political dollars for $15K in Celtics tickets, winery tours and Vegas trips
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article215099780.html
WASHINGTON
Rep. Devin Nunes used political donations to pay for nearly $15,000 in tickets to Boston Celtics basketball games as well as winery tours and lavish trips to Las Vegas, according to reports from the Federal Election Commission and two nonpartisan watchdog groups.
Nunes, R-Calif., has reportedly been a Celtics fan since high school, though he grew up in Tulare, California. He used the money from his political action committee last year on three occasions to buy tickets. His PAC also spent about $42,741 since 2013 on catering, site rentals, hotels and meals in Las Vegas. The most recent instance was March 9, when the PAC spent $7,229 at seven different restaurants and hotels in Las Vegas.
On June 19, the PACs expenditures included nearly $5,000 spent at six wineries in Paso Robles and Santa Margarita, both outside his district in California, and about $5,000 to Gold Coast Limousine the same day. Also listed was a hotel charge for $4,409 at Sea Venture, a hotel about 20 miles from Santa Margarita and located right on the beach. All Boston, Vegas and winery charges were listed as fundraising expenses.
Nunes responded, I wish I could help you, when McClatchy approached him Wednesday with questions about his PAC spending. His office would not respond to requests for comment.
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Meadowoak
(5,545 posts)KelleyKramer
(8,958 posts)You can't use campaign donations for personal use.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Apart from that ... PAY FOR IT YOURSELF ASSHOLE!!!
F*** YOU Nunes, you embezzeling little weasel.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)...just saying.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)But Central Coast has better weather and beaches than New York ... and it's got CAL POLY, baby! Go Mustangs!
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)...but, we have LAKE EFFECT SNOW! A generel PIA, but my shit doesn't fall off the walls when it happens.
All kidding aside, CA is gorgeous and I like *some* of your Pinots, although our Merlots crush CA's like, well, a grape!.
...and GO 'CUUUUSE!
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Also ... We win cause this ...
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)And it took a mountain of scandals for Pruitt to be forced out.
It'll take a lot more than this to get rid of Nunes. But hopefully this will hurt his re-election bid.
Gothmog
(145,152 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,419 posts)And smart money says it's closer to six today. By November, I suspect it will be a nose to nose horse race to a photo-finish. That is, if reporters continue following Nunes and get him to open his pie-hole.