Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.) appeared to shift blame to his wife for charges that they used more than $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses, explaining in a television interview on Thursday night that she handled the family finances. “She was also the campaign manager, so whatever she did, that’ll be looked at too, I’m sure,” Hunter said during an appearance on Fox News. “I didn’t spend any money illegally.”[Why was Duncan D. Hunter’s wife better than him at creatively explaining that $250,000 in allegedly misused money?] Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) leaves an arraignment hearing Thursday in San Diego. “There was money spent on things, not by me but by the campaign, and I paid that back before my last election,” he said.

Source: Washington Post August 24, 2018 13:15 UTC