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Tlaib frantically asked campaign for personal money, messages show, as ethics probes announced
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[Fox News] The House Ethics Committee on Thursday released a trove of striking internal campaign communications sent in 2018 by Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, in which Tlaib urgently requested money from her congressional campaign to defray personal expenses -- and, a government watchdog said, possibly violated federal law in the process. "Impeach the Motherf*cker!" doesn't sound so tough now, does it, Paleotrash? The document dump was related to the committee's ongoing ethics probe into Tlaib, which the panel said on Thursday would be "expanded" based on a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). Additionally, the Ethics Committee acknowledged for the first time on Thursday an investigation into Florida Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings concerning a "personal relationship with an individual employed in his congressional office." Texts and emails released by the Ethics Committee show Tlaib frantically contacting members of her staff for financial help. In one April 2018 email offered as an exhibit by OCE, Tlaib wrote that she was "struggling financially right now" and was "sinking." She continued: "So I was thinking the campaign could loan me money, but Ryan said that the committee could actually pay me. I was thinking a one time payment of $5k." In another email, on April 4, 2018, Tlaib wrote: "I am just not going to make it through the campaign without a stipend." "With the loss of a second income to lean back on," she wrote. "I am requesting $2,000 per two weeks but not exceeding $12,000. The cost of living stipend is going towards much needed expenses due to campaigning that includes car maintenance, child care and other necessities. Please let me know if I can proceed." In August of that year, Tlaib texted her future chief of staff Ryan Anderson at 6:38 a.m.: "Sorry for the early text but do you think the campaign can still pay me a stipend until the general. Trying to get out of debt." "I think we definitely afford to do so. But we need to really clearly define your time and space," Anderson responded, noting that the arrangement could arouse "concern" among the media. The OCE also attached scans of checks made out to Tlaib from her campaign, totaling thousands of dollars. Talib's lawyers said in August there was no evidence that she violated the law on purpose or otherwise, and insisted there were no bad intentions. They noted that Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations permit campaigns to "pay limited salary to candidates who curtail outside employment to focus on their campaigns" in certain limited conditions that, the lawyers said, were met in this instance. The attorneys went on to say it was "most irregular" for OCE to call for a probe into a member of Congress based on pre-election activities, and argued that there was no "conscious disregard of any law or regulation." Tlaib was paid by her campaign after Election Day, the attorneys conceded, but they asserted that the money was for services performed before Election Day. Related: Rashida Tlaib: 2019-10-23 Elizabeth Warren warns she may cut off US aid to Israel if elected Rashida Tlaib: 2019-10-21 India building world’s biggest face recognition system Rashida Tlaib: 2019-10-08 Ocasio-Cortez on Trump: ‘His Bigotry is Reflective of the White Supremacist Base He Relies On’ Related: Alcee Hastings: 2018-03-07 Convicted Money Launderer in Rep. Alcee Hastings's District Office Received Pay Increase for ‘Part-Time' Work Last Year Alcee Hastings: 2018-02-09 The Congressional Racist Caucus Alcee Hastings: 2015-05-20 Dem. Congressman With Millions in Legal Bills Demands Pay Raise Posted by: Frank G 2019-11-15 |
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