Rep. Duncan Hunter spent $625 on 'flights for a pet rabbit,' report shows

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Embattled Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter spent upwards of $45,000 from his campaign on personal expenditures — including $625 on flights for a pet rabbit, according to a House Ethics Committee report

The California congressman announced last week that he would resign after the holidays, following his guilty plea to federal corruption charges stemming from his misuse of more than $200,000 in campaign funds. The committee urged Hunter in a letter last week to stop voting on legislation and other matters on the House floor.

Hunter kept a rabbit named Cadbury in his congressional office" that"had a cage in the congressional office," according to the report. Read More"Rep. Hunter and his wife repeatedly used campaign committee funds for flight costs with no clear campaign nexus, including the cost of flying a pet rabbit," the report states, adding that"in 2014 and 2015, Rep. Hunter's campaign committee spent $625.00 on five separate $125.

 

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cl822 Another criminal elected by the people. How in the hell does that happen?

HERO

Kinda like Rashida Tliab, waiting for her corruption case to conclude

At least he didn't use his foundations money to have a puppet bidder win his own portrait and then hang it in his golf course

These Republicans are SUCH A GREAT BUNCH 🤓

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