Duncan Hunter Says His Indictment Is Part of a Deep-State Witch Hunt

[Miles Archer]

Duncan Hunter Says His Indictment Is Part of a Deep-State Witch Hunt

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/08/duncan-hunter-indictment-campaign-finance-chris-collins/

Duncan Hunter, the Republican congressman who was indicted Tuesday for illegally spending more than $250,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses—including family vacations and tickets to Irish dance show Riverdance—told an ABC affiliate station in San Diego on Wednesday that he is a victim of the “new Department of Justice” and “the Democrats’ arm of law enforcement.”

“It’s happening with [President Donald] Trump and it’s happening with me,” he told 10News before embarking on a fishing trip with a veterans group. “We’re going to fight through it and win and the people get to vote in November…I think they’ve used every dirty trick in the book, so it’ll go to court when they want it to.”

“It’s politically motivated,” he said. “It’s the last chance they could do this before the election. This is how they want to win the election. It’s easier doing this than actually running for office.”

Here are some of the wildest purchases the Hunters made with campaign funds, according to the indictment:

A plane ticket to fly a family member’s rabbit to Washington, DC, for vacation, first reported in early 2017
A $14,000 family trip to Italy for Thanksgiving in 2015. Hunter tried to arrange a tour of a naval base during the trip in an attempt to justify using campaign money. When he learned that a tour wouldn’t be possible, Hunter allegedly told his chief of staff, “Tell the Navy to go f— themselves.”
More than $26,600 in family vacation expenses between 2011 and 2015
More than $3,300 worth of fast food
Tobacco
A nearly $2,000 ticket for a Pittsburgh Steelers game
Video games, a purchase which the Hunters later reported as fraudulent to the Federal Election Commission
Tickets to the show Riverdance
School lunches for their children
Makeup

[jberryhill]

1. The rabbit is the one who ratted him out

[underpants]

15. $600 of rabbit air travel

Rep. Duncan Hunter used campaign funds to pay for $600 of airline fees to fly a pet rabbit, one of the more colorful expenses to surface in an ongoing review of his practices.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-hunter-rabbits-20170103-story.html

[jberryhill]

17. That one was actually legitimate

The rabbit is campaign staff.

[dalton99a]

2. Deep-State! Witch Hunt! Great defense strategy!

[RockRaven]

3. So the DOJ, which is totally controlled by Dems btw, falsified all these financial records?

Yeah, okay.

[uponit7771]

6. The ink on those financial reports was made by democrats !!! Deep State dammit !!! /sarcasm

[Eliot Rosewater]

11. Controlled by GOP you mean.

these filthy traitors dont care about America

[elleng]

4. Right, the NEW Department of Justice headed by J. Beauregard SESSIONS!

[Eliot Rosewater]

12. One thing to be a traitor, another to blame actual patriots as traitors. This should

make some very serious people very angry.

[dameatball]

5. I wonder who is paying for the "fishing trip" with the Vets.

[Solly Mack]

7. Hunter channels his inner Trump.

Snort

[gratuitous]

8. He paid for his kids' school lunches?

Gee, would it be churlish of me to hazard a guess about Duncan Hunter's position on school lunches in general, and free lunches for low income students in particular?

[klook]

9. "Trump's 'witch hunt' is led by Republicans he appointed"

- Washington Post, Apr. 10

[rzemanfl]

10. Rot in jail Hunter, you fucking crook. K&R.

[Catherine Vincent]

13. Blaming Democrats

Nevermind all the criminal activities he and his wife are accused of doing.

[tblue37]

14. Don't forget the Punky Brewster items and, or course, the ring pop! nt

[spanone]

16. Sounds like another crook I've been hearing too much of lately.

[MontanaMama]

18. This fool may want to give

Chris Collins a jingle to see how this particular defense worked for him....and get back to us tomorrow.

[joshcryer]

19. This dude is going to spend a long time in jail.

And so is his wife. I spent an hour reading that indictment. They were using the campaign coffers as a personal expense account. And they have documented the wife covering stuff up when the treasurer asked questions.

Hat tip to criminals who use their campaign finances for a slush fund: you need to have a corrupt treasurer.

[Initech]

20. Did the Deep State buy his $2,000 Steelers ticket?

[joshcryer]

22. He claims that it was a "fundraising event."

Dude digging his own hole. You can't fucking say that you're at a football game to raise funds from someone. You are there watching the football game. Even if they discussed raising funds it would still be inappropriate to do it there. There's a reason you have fund raiser dinners. You're eating, sure, but you're sitting around talking, not doing something else.

[Initech]

25. I've been to tons of sporting events and concerts in my life.

I have never, not once, ever paid $2,000 for a single ticket. And the more he keeps justifying it the bigger hole he digs.

[joshcryer]

29. BTW, apparently reporter Morgan Cook is the one who busted him.

They were just looking over rudimentary campaign filings and the video games stood out to them (since the FEC was shocked that they would so openly and blatantly say "to be reimbursed" on the filing). So the reporter went through every damn filing and found everything. She pretty much handed a free case to the DOJ.

This is fascinating: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/visuals/100729586-132.html

This is why I hate demonizing the press. There are a lot of good people in the press. The talking heads on network TV are not the end all.

[joshcryer]

21. Oh my god, in the interview he says "it's a witch hunt" and the reporter...

...replied "but they're getting convictions." And he stammers without giving a proper answer.

That was an incredible comeback from that reporter.

Video at bottom of this article: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-hunter-indict-20180821-story.html

[workinclasszero]

23. Sure are a ton of crooked GOP witches flying

around on stolen brooms eh?

Gotta catch em all!

[Saboburns]

24. Hey Dunc

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Did you get the shorts?

Were they awesome?

[C_U_L8R]

26. All this deep state baloney

Just makes them look guiltier. I’d love to see them try to convince a jury with that bullshit. The cross examination would be hilarious.

[democratisphere]

27. ALL redumbliCONS have gone absolutely mad!

Everything is an alternative fact!

[shanti]

28. Of course he does

Fuck him and his grifting wife.

[madaboutharry]

30. Witches cast a spell on him and his wife.

It was a Spending Spell! He and his wife were bewitched into going on vacations, buying stuff at Costco and Target, drinking tequila, playing golf, buying toys for their kids, and buying make-up on the internet.

It was the magic! There’s even a rabbit!

[JackInGreen]

31. We're watching a tactic being birthed that we'll continue to see

If they lose or face challenge or legal issue, it'll be all deep state, all the time.

[joshcryer]

36. Greenwald would be proud.

He's the one who coined the whole "deep state" meme and it's being used a lot by these idiots.

Nevermind a reporter merely made a phone call to random "food venders" only to find out that the "food for campaign" was actually a gift shop in Disneyland that didn't even have food except for like PEZ dispensers, etc.

[NurseJackie]

32. ...

[ADX]

33. He figures if it works for Chump...

...it'll work for him, too. What a bunch of money-grubbing, thieving scumbags...

[Blue Owl]

34. Sounds more like a deep shit witch hunt

n/t

[SoCalDem]

35. It's a witchy little rabbit

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

37. YEs duncan...now the republican FBI has allll switched and theyre all democrats now...

and theyre all just out to ruin your picnic. FO Duncan.

[Spartacus101]

38. I know some Wiccans who are really steamed...

...with this negative referral to "witches" all the time...

Wonder if a White House Exorcism is in order?

[elmac]

39. poor ittle baby, cry me a river nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

40. Proudly brought to you by "The Party of Personal Responsibility" aka Trump-RubleCon Party. . . nt

[W T F]

41. "It's a Deep State Witch Hunt" Translation: I'm guilty and can't dispute the evidence.