Devin Nunes used political dollars for $15K in Celtics tickets, winery tours and Vegas trips

[SteveGrabowski]

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article215099780.html

Nunes’ PAC spent $7,300 on tickets at TD Garden, home of the Celtics, on Feb. 9, 2017, $5,700 on tickets on April 11, 2017 and $1,588 on tickets on May 8, 2017.

The Celtics had home games within a few days of those purchases. The May date was during playoffs against the Washington Wizards. The PAC also spent $3,594 for a four-star hotel in Boston, the Omni Parker House, on May 8, 2017.

Nunes raises little money from Massachusetts. His campaign fund has received about half of one percent of funding this cycle from Massachusetts and New PAC received one $5,000 donation from the state in this election cycle, from the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance PAC.

New PAC has raised about $565,400 so far in this 18-month old election cycle. It raised $731,000 the previous two-year cycle and $603,000 the cycle before that.

“Set aside that Nunes has got to be one of about 15 people in his district that spends the NBA season rooting for the guys from Teddy Kennedy’s turf instead of local favorites; the fact is, the FEC is not going to look favorably on a dude who uses his tax-exempt political entity like a personal slush fund, flying himself to Boston to watch them while apparently engaging in no activity relevant to the purpose of the political organization,” said Liz Mair, a Republican political strategist who heads the anti-Trump group Swamp Accountability Project. The group has been funding ads targeting Nunes.

 

[Thebobo]

They just don't give a shit if its looks bad or even if its illegal these days its riding on the trump train!

 

[Moonbeam]

You gotta figure there are some perks somewhere that go with being a worthless piece of shit.

 

[allisolm]

From the article: "The House Ethics Committee bans the use of leadership PACs for personal use, though it’s rarely enforced. The Federal Elections Commission has not issued clear directives on whether the funds can be used for personal matters."

Sounds like what he did is fairly common, although maybe not to the extent he took it.

 

[Commodus]

The recurring theme of the Trump administration and its most fervent supporters: their greed is so overwhelming that they can't resist the obvious, petty money grabs that could cost them their jobs (see: Scott Pruitt). This might not be the only abuse of PAC money, but it's the kind of flagrant abuse you expect from Trump supporters.

 

[UNCjigga]

Shady AF but nothing illegal, move along. I believe in karma, and I believe Nunes will eventually get what's coming to him...but this isn't it.

 

[sdifox]

He was on a Benghazi fact finding mission! How dare you question the diatinguished diatingui's spending!

 

[hal2kilo]

Shady AF but nothing illegal, move along. I believe in karma, and I believe Nunes will eventually get what's coming to him...but this isn't it.

Basically chicken shit. I don't know what his chances are, but it's Bakerfield and reliably Republican. So, I just hope the Dems take control of the house and I don't care if it's petty BS, make his life a living hell. He's not done any over site, and has used his position to protect Trump, not the American people.

 

[Josephus312]

That idiot should have been indicted on his midnight runs which is quite obviously obstruction of justice.

He is a traitor to the people of the USA.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Lock Her Up?

 

[Linux23]

he's a POFS.

 

[brycejones]

That idiot should have been indicted on his midnight runs which is quite obviously obstruction of justice.

He is a traitor to the people of the USA.

wiyakpa
Junior Member
Joined: Aug 10, 2018

2 Trollish posters joining on the same day.....hmmmmmm

 

[brycejones]

Lock Her Up?

Are you forgetting the eleventy billion dollars she stole from the Clinton foundation? All the people she killed in Haiti? How she personally mined and delivered all of the world's remaining uranium to Putin? How she personally led the assault on the embassy in Benghazi?

 

[Josephus312]

wiyakpa
Junior Member
Joined: Aug 10, 2018

2 Trollish posters joining on the same day.....hmmmmmm

Do you disagree that the man who ran interference and informed the suspects of an investigation is quite probably guilty of obstruction of justice?

Could you at the very least explain how it's trolling to proclaim that it is?

You may also want to note WHO I said he was a traitor to.

 

[Zorba]

Shady AF but nothing illegal, move along. I believe in karma, and I believe Nunes will eventually get what's coming to him...but this isn't it.

You think he'll be slowly ran over by a steam roller?

 

[Puffnstuff]

When Trump took office and the R's immediately disbanded the ethics panel I knew this administration was going to be a good one. Trump should change his slogan to "Fill the swamp"!

 

[greatnoob]

This is common of all conservative politicians around the world, including in Australia. It's too bad retarded Republican/conservative voters would rather bash the poor for receiving necessary handouts to barely live and then support the rich for stealing taxpayers' money for their and their corporate pals' greed.

 

[brycejones]

Do you disagree that the man who ran interference and informed the suspects of an investigation is quite probably guilty of obstruction of justice?

Could you at the very least explain how it's trolling to proclaim that it is?

You may also want to note WHO I said he was a traitor to.

#yourpostinghistory

 

[Josephus312]

#yourpostinghistory

And you accuse *me* of trolling?

 

[Jhhnn]

Nunes is a weasel? Who knew, right?

 

[brycejones]

And you accuse *me* of trolling?

#whome....We already have several folks here who play that game.

 

[brycejones]

What Nunes is doing is a great example of why campaign finance needs a total overhaul.