Margaret Hunter, wife of Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.), leaves federal court in San Diego in September. Prosecutors said that the congressman obtained a credit card tied to his campaign funds for his wife, “recognizing that she would spend campaign funds for the Hunters’ personal benefit.”“I am deeply remorseful, and I apologize,” Margaret Hunter said in a statement. Duncan Hunter also billed his campaign $600 to fly a pet rabbit across the country, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Duncan Hunter has turned heads recently with comments about his time in the Marine Corps. Read more:Rep. Duncan Hunter says his unit ‘killed probably hundreds of civilians’ in IraqThese lawmakers supported abortion rights.

Source: Washington Post June 13, 2019 23:37 UTC