A watchdog group has demanded that the Federal Election Commission investigate the $62,000 that she paid to her now husband for security from her campaign account.
On Monday, the DOJ announced a subpoena on the floor of Congress without detailing who it was for.
“This is to notify you formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the House of Representatives that the office of the sergeant at arms for the House of Representatives has been served with a grand jury subpoena for documents issued by the U.S. Department of Justice” pic.twitter.com/Qct7SsGuRi
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 29, 2024
A watchdog group, the nonpartisan Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), has demanded that the Federal Election Commission investigate the $62,000 that she paid to her now husband, Cortney Merritts, for security from her campaign account, according to the Daily Mail.
When asked about the security before in an interview, Bush was adamant that she needed to spend the money on security.
🚨DOJ conducting criminal probe into “Squad” member Rep. Cori Bush in relation to misspending of federal security money
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 30, 2024
Could this be connected to the THOUSANDS she paid to her HUSBAND for private security while voting to defund the police for Americans?
Throwback to the time… pic.twitter.com/Zy8Xl7bq8E
In the ethics complaint, FACT executive director Kendra Arnold wrote, "It appears Rep. Bush's campaign may have made payments for services that were unnecessary or above fair market value because of her personal relationship with the payee."
"If so, these payments would qualify as either impermissible payments to a family member or an impermissible gift," Arnold added.
Bush was married to Merrits in Feb. 2023, according to a copy of her office's press release that was posted online.
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) got married pic.twitter.com/D1EBOvUhe5
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 27, 2023
The congressional representative has spent $756,000 on security since she was elected in 2020 and it has also been her largest expense.
Another ethics complaint surrounding Bush was filed by FACT on Jan. 23 for “misusing social media accounts” along with “Nancy Pelosi of California,... Jamaal Bowman of New York, Sean Casten of Illinois, Greg Casar of Texas, Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida, Ted Lieu of California, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Ritchie Torres of New York.”
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