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politics1 year ago

Rep. Cori Bush's Campaign Under Scrutiny: DOJ Investigates Payments to Husband

Rep. Cori Bush's campaign has paid her husband a total of about $122,710 over the past two years, with an additional $17,500 in the last quarter, raising concerns and prompting investigations from the Justice Department and the FEC. The payments to her husband were initially listed as "security services" but were later changed to "wage expense." Bush defended the spending, citing threats against her, while facing scrutiny for her support of the "Defund the police" movement and her campaign's high-dollar security expenditures.

politics1 year ago

"Cori Bush's Campaign Payments to Husband Spark Controversy Amid Misuse of Funds Allegations"

Rep. Cori Bush's campaign has paid her husband a total of $120,000, with recent filings showing an additional $17,500 in payments, raising concerns about campaign spending on private security. The payments to her husband, Cortney Merritts, have drawn scrutiny as he did not have a private security license and his role in the campaign has been questioned. The Justice Department is now investigating Bush's campaign expenditures on security services, while the Federal Election Commission and the House Committee on Ethics are also reviewing the matter. Bush has stated that she used campaign funds for security services due to threats to her safety and is fully cooperating with the investigations.

politics2 years ago

Trump's Income Sources Revealed: NFTs Bring in Millions, Truth Social Brings in Less Than $201.

Donald Trump's personal financial disclosure reports with the Federal Election Commission reveal that he made more than $5m from speaking engagements, between $100,000 and $1m with his NFT scheme, and less than $201 from Truth Social, the social media platform operated by a mostly Trump-owned umbrella company. His campaign has raised $34m so far this year, mostly from his "arrest" prediction and news of the criminal charges against him. Trump's filings also show that he earned $5m in royalties through "DT Marks Oman LLC," one of his overseas business ventures.