Michigan state Rep. Jewell Jones, a Democrat, is defending spending hundreds of campaign dollars at a strip club earlier this year in what he described as a "meeting" that deserved no further explanation. Jones, who was elected in 2016 as the youngest representative in state history, reported spending $221 of his campaign funds on March 8 at the Pantheion Club, a gentlemen’s club in Dearborn, according to his campaign finance report reviewed Monday by The Detroit News. MICHIGAN STATE REP APPEARS TO CHEER BILL COSBY RELEASE AS A 'GOOD DAY'Jones explained to the outlet that the club had a "lounge" atmosphere and "great lamb chops," and that he has to "meet people where they're at" sometimes as part of his job. "No need to explain the transactions," he separately told WDIV-TV. "While this sort of spending isn't uncommon, sadly, the venue Rep. Jones chose truly pushes the limit of credulity," Simon Schuster, executive director of the nonprofit Michigan Campaign Finance Network, told the outlet.

Source: Fox News July 27, 2021 17:11 UTC