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UpInArms

(51,284 posts)
Mon Feb 8, 2021, 10:45 AM Feb 2021

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley used campaign funds to pay for $197 in food during family Universal Stud

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley used campaign funds to pay for $197 in food during family Universal Studios trip

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, who has been in the spotlight in recent days for stirring up Trump supporters who breached the Capitol, is attracting scrutiny for using campaign funds to pay for food for his family during a lobbyist retreat outing at Universal Studios Orlando.

The New York Post was the first to uncover the Federal Election Commission records showing Hawley using $197 in campaign funds to buy food at Universal Studios vendors like Lard Lad Donuts and Margaritaville.

Politicians are expressly prohibited from using campaign funds to pay for personal expenditures.

...pics of spending Lard Lad (how fitting) ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/josh-hawley-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-for-family-food-2021-2
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Republican Sen. Josh Hawley used campaign funds to pay for $197 in food during family Universal Stud (Original Post) UpInArms Feb 2021 OP
You mean the rules DO apply to Republicans too? Ford_Prefect Feb 2021 #1

Ford_Prefect

(7,905 posts)
1. You mean the rules DO apply to Republicans too?
Mon Feb 8, 2021, 03:12 PM
Feb 2021

Wow!

I thought they only applied to people with a conscience.

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