Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) acknowledged Tuesday that she is the subject of a Justice Department investigation related to spending on security services.
Mr. Bush has long been accused of unethically spending large amounts of campaign funds on security services. But the scrutiny took a new turn last year when Mr. Bush married Courtney Merritt. Her campaign is paying Courtney Merritt more than $100,000 for security services and “personnel costs,” the Washington Post reported. I got it..
in a statement confirming that She is the subject of a federal criminal investigation, but President Bush has denied misusing taxpayer money.
“I do not spend any federal tax money on personal security services. Reports that I have used federal funds on personal security services are completely false,” she said.
However, the Squad member appears to have confirmed the details of the investigation, which focuses on the payments she made to her now-husband. Mr. Bush said:
In particular, the nature of these allegations concerned my husband’s role in the election campaign. In compliance with all applicable regulations, I have employed my husband as part of a security team that provides security services. My husband has extensive experience in this field and is able to provide the necessary services at below fair market rates.
But what Bush failed to include in her statement is the central criticism Regarding her husband’s job as a security guard, she said he does not have a private security guard license.
The New York Times quoted a person familiar with the investigation as saying: confirmed that Federal investigators are focusing on “Mr. Bush’s security spending and Mr. Merritt’s involvement.”
As expected, Mr. Bush blamed the Justice Department’s investigation on “right-wing groups” and “baseless complaints,” and claimed he was being unfairly targeted, saying it was “absolutely untrue.” He positioned himself as an honest lawmaker.
“I hope these right-wing groups will politicize and pursue the job that I and the people of St. Louis sent me to Congress to lead boldly and to legislate change that my constituents will feel. “I have no illusions that we’re going to stop, and we’re going to save lives,” Bush said.
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