Hunter was indicted last year before the election on 60 criminal counts for embezzling more than a quarter million in campaign funds for personal expenses, including vacations, groceries, cigarettes, and the cost of flying his children's pet rabbit on a chartered flight. Voters in his Republican-heavy district nonetheless returned him to office.
And in court filings this week, prosecutors alleged that Hunter used the embezzled money to pay for expenses of five different women with whom he was having affairs, which include two congressional staffers and three lobbyists (details here).
For his part, Hunter has blamed his wife, Democrats, and the "deep state" for conspiring to bring down an honest man. That same wife will be testifying against him at his forthcoming trial.
Oh, and this is important: Hunter was the second sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump way back when in 2016 when Trump was still poison for most Republicans. Trump returned the favor by endorsing Duncan and allowing his campaign to use Trump's image and comments in their promotional literature. This was in 2016 and again in 2018, after the indictment.
And after Hunter was indicted, Trump also complained about the Justice Department prosecuting him.
Trump and Hunter -- sleazy peas in a fetid pod.
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