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:18-:23
Rep. Duncan Hunter
(D) California
:18-:23
KUSI
August 28, 2018
:29 - :36
KSWB
1:51-1:56
February 16, 2017
--LEAD IN--
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS FILED DOCUMENTS CONTAINING EXPLOSIVE NEW ALLEGATIONS AGAINST REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER.
THE U-S ATTORNEY SAYS HUNTER USED CAMPAIGN CASH TO PURSUE EXTRA MARITAL AFFAIRS WITH FIVE WOMEN, INCLUDING LOBBYISTS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS.
PROSECUTORS HAD ALREADY ACCUSED HUNTER AND HIS WIFE OF MISUSING CAMPAIGN MONEY TO FUND A LAVISH LIFESTYLE...
AND AS C-N-N'S TOM FOREMAN REPORTS...
THE NEWLY RELEASED ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HUNTER COME AS HIS WIFE HAS AGREED TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATORS.
--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--
THROUGH FIVE AFFAIRS WITH FIVE DIFFERENT WOMEN, THE COURT DOCUMENTS ALLEGE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EMBEZZLED FROM CAMPAIGN FUNDS... FOR HOTEL ROOMS, GOLF, A CONCERT, CAR RENTALS, MEALS AND MUCH MORE.
THE ARCH-CONSERVATIVE, MARRIED LAWMAKER HAS ALWAYS INSISTED HE'S DONE NOTHING WRONG...
Hunter: "Let's go to court... Let's have a trial, and everybody will see everything!"
LAST YEAR HE AND HIS WIFE WERE FIRST ACCUSED OF USING CAMPAIGN CASH TO LIVE A LAVISH LIFESTYLE... BUT HIS WIFE RECENTLY AGREED TO COOPERATE WITH PROSECUTORS... AFTER HUNTER BLAMED *HER* FOR MISUSING THE FUNDS.
THE NEW DETAILS, IF PROVEN, ARE DAMNING.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE PAPERS DESCRIBE A TRIP TO HEAVENLY MOUNTAIN RESORT IN CALIFORNIA IN 2010, WHERE THE CONGRESSMAN AND A FEMALE LOBBYIST "SPENT THE WEEKEND SKIING, ORDERING ROOM SERVICE, AND ENJOYING THE AMENITIES" - USING HIS CAMPAIGN CREDIT CARD TO COVER THE THOUSAND DOLLAR TAB... AND MORE CAMPAIGN CASH FOR TRAVEL.
OTHER TRIPS WITH THE SAME WOMAN: A DOUBLE DATE TO VIRGINIA BEACH, WHERE PROSECUTORS SAY HUNTER DROPPED NINE-HUNDRED DOLLARS... A CONCERT AT WHICH "HUNTER SPENT $121 IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS ON BEER, NACHOS, AND WINGS"... AND A GOLF OUTING WITH "GREENS FEES FOR TWO, 10 BEERS, AN ADIDAS SHIRT, AND A VISOR" -- ALL PAID FOR WITH CAMPAIGN MONEY.
(Nat Sound/Republican Convention-Tampa)
AT THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN TAMPA IN 2012, THE PAPERS SAY HUNTER TOOK UP WITH A WOMAN WHO WORKED FOR A REPUBLICAN HOUSE LEADERSHIP MEMBER... USING CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO COVER DINNERS, COCKTAILS, AND UBER RIDES TO HER HOME.
A SIMILAR PATTERN ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED WITH ANOTHER WOMAN FROM HIS OWN OFFICE IN EARLY 2015... WHERE THE PAPERS SAY "THE TWO OCCASIONALLY SPENT NIGHTS TOGETHER"... THEN AGAIN WITH ANOTHER LOBBYIST THAT FALL... AND YET AGAIN WITH ANOTHER LOBBYIST THE NEXT YEAR.
Trump: "Duncan, I didn't see you back there."
Hunter: "Very good to see you, sir."
HUNTER - WHO WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST CONGRESSIONAL BACKERS OF DONALD TRUMP - INSISTS THIS TOO IS A WITCH HUNT - TELLING POLITICO "YOU HAVE CRIMINALLY POLITICAL PROSECUTORS IN THIS CASE ON A PERSONAL SMEAR CAMPAIGN."
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POLITICS CONGRESS DUNCAN HUNTER LEGAL CRIME
Footage Information
Source | CNN Collection |
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Link | View details on CNN Collection site |
Title | REPORT: REP HUNTER USED CAMPAIGN MONEY IN AFFAIRS |
Date | 06-25-2019 |
Description | <pi> This package/segment contains third party material. Unless otherwise noted, this material may only be used within this package/segment. Usage must cease on all platforms (including digital) within ten days of its initial delivery or such shorter time as designated by CNN. </pi> <pi> ***This pkg contains photos from AP/Getty Images that are only cleared for use within the pkg. Affiliates may not cut these photos out of the pkg for individual use.*** </pi> --SUPERS-- :18-:23 Rep. Duncan Hunter (D) California :18-:23 KUSI August 28, 2018 :29 - :36 KSWB 1:51-1:56 February 16, 2017 --LEAD IN-- FEDERAL PROSECUTORS FILED DOCUMENTS CONTAINING EXPLOSIVE NEW ALLEGATIONS AGAINST REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER. THE U-S ATTORNEY SAYS HUNTER USED CAMPAIGN CASH TO PURSUE EXTRA MARITAL AFFAIRS WITH FIVE WOMEN, INCLUDING LOBBYISTS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS. PROSECUTORS HAD ALREADY ACCUSED HUNTER AND HIS WIFE OF MISUSING CAMPAIGN MONEY TO FUND A LAVISH LIFESTYLE... AND AS C-N-N'S TOM FOREMAN REPORTS... THE NEWLY RELEASED ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HUNTER COME AS HIS WIFE HAS AGREED TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATORS. --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- THROUGH FIVE AFFAIRS WITH FIVE DIFFERENT WOMEN, THE COURT DOCUMENTS ALLEGE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EMBEZZLED FROM CAMPAIGN FUNDS... FOR HOTEL ROOMS, GOLF, A CONCERT, CAR RENTALS, MEALS AND MUCH MORE. THE ARCH-CONSERVATIVE, MARRIED LAWMAKER HAS ALWAYS INSISTED HE'S DONE NOTHING WRONG... Hunter: "Let's go to court... Let's have a trial, and everybody will see everything!" LAST YEAR HE AND HIS WIFE WERE FIRST ACCUSED OF USING CAMPAIGN CASH TO LIVE A LAVISH LIFESTYLE... BUT HIS WIFE RECENTLY AGREED TO COOPERATE WITH PROSECUTORS... AFTER HUNTER BLAMED *HER* FOR MISUSING THE FUNDS. THE NEW DETAILS, IF PROVEN, ARE DAMNING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PAPERS DESCRIBE A TRIP TO HEAVENLY MOUNTAIN RESORT IN CALIFORNIA IN 2010, WHERE THE CONGRESSMAN AND A FEMALE LOBBYIST "SPENT THE WEEKEND SKIING, ORDERING ROOM SERVICE, AND ENJOYING THE AMENITIES" - USING HIS CAMPAIGN CREDIT CARD TO COVER THE THOUSAND DOLLAR TAB... AND MORE CAMPAIGN CASH FOR TRAVEL. OTHER TRIPS WITH THE SAME WOMAN: A DOUBLE DATE TO VIRGINIA BEACH, WHERE PROSECUTORS SAY HUNTER DROPPED NINE-HUNDRED DOLLARS... A CONCERT AT WHICH "HUNTER SPENT $121 IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS ON BEER, NACHOS, AND WINGS"... AND A GOLF OUTING WITH "GREENS FEES FOR TWO, 10 BEERS, AN ADIDAS SHIRT, AND A VISOR" -- ALL PAID FOR WITH CAMPAIGN MONEY. (Nat Sound/Republican Convention-Tampa) AT THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN TAMPA IN 2012, THE PAPERS SAY HUNTER TOOK UP WITH A WOMAN WHO WORKED FOR A REPUBLICAN HOUSE LEADERSHIP MEMBER... USING CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO COVER DINNERS, COCKTAILS, AND UBER RIDES TO HER HOME. A SIMILAR PATTERN ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED WITH ANOTHER WOMAN FROM HIS OWN OFFICE IN EARLY 2015... WHERE THE PAPERS SAY "THE TWO OCCASIONALLY SPENT NIGHTS TOGETHER"... THEN AGAIN WITH ANOTHER LOBBYIST THAT FALL... AND YET AGAIN WITH ANOTHER LOBBYIST THE NEXT YEAR. Trump: "Duncan, I didn't see you back there." Hunter: "Very good to see you, sir." HUNTER - WHO WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST CONGRESSIONAL BACKERS OF DONALD TRUMP - INSISTS THIS TOO IS A WITCH HUNT - TELLING POLITICO "YOU HAVE CRIMINALLY POLITICAL PROSECUTORS IN THIS CASE ON A PERSONAL SMEAR CAMPAIGN." -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT----- --KEYWORD TAGS-- POLITICS CONGRESS DUNCAN HUNTER LEGAL CRIME |
Class | Editorial |
Rights | Rights Managed |
Length | 00:02:11 |
Frame Rate | 29.97 fps |
Format | High Definition |
Synopsis | Prosecutors: Rep. Duncan Hunter used campaign funds to pursue extramarital affairs |
CNN ID | 43736858 |
Name | 370699_U5ZYFR6CWH |