“As most folks know, my trial was set for January 22,” Hunter said in an interview with San Diego-based TV station KUSI. ADADIn the Monday TV interview, Hunter said he would plead guilty to only one of four counts. It was not immediately clear whether he would resign his seat after pleading guilty. In June, his wife, Margaret Hunter, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring with her husband to spend $25,000 in campaign funds for personal use. The seat was previously held by Hunter’s father, Duncan L. Hunter Sr.Mike DeBonis and Matt Zapotosky contributed to this report.

Source: Washington Post December 02, 2019 20:10 UTC