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So the best qualified person for the job in the entire country was her husband?
This is something else. In many nations in the world she would face serious consequences for this abuse of taxpayers money.
Rep. Cori Bush defended hiring her husband as the Justice Department has opened an investigation into her alleged misuse of government funds intended to pay for her security.
Bush, a Democrat from Missouri, has spent more than $500,000 on her own private security while publicly advocating for the defund the police movement. Among the people receiving cash was her husband, Cortney Merritts, who has pocketed more than $120,000 in payments since Bush added him to her campaign's payroll in January 2022.
Bush joined MSNBC’s "The ReidOut" with Joy Reid on Wednesday for a friendly interview that began with the liberal host saying they would talk about the scandal for "just a moment."
This is something else. In many nations in the world she would face serious consequences for this abuse of taxpayers money.
Rep. Cori Bush defends hiring husband amid DOJ probe, says it was tough to find reliable security
Rep. Cori Bush joined MSNBC’s “The ReidOut" with Joy Reid on Wednesday for a friendly interview where she defended hiring her husband, Cortney Merritts, as security.
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Rep. Cori Bush defended hiring her husband as the Justice Department has opened an investigation into her alleged misuse of government funds intended to pay for her security.
Bush, a Democrat from Missouri, has spent more than $500,000 on her own private security while publicly advocating for the defund the police movement. Among the people receiving cash was her husband, Cortney Merritts, who has pocketed more than $120,000 in payments since Bush added him to her campaign's payroll in January 2022.
Bush joined MSNBC’s "The ReidOut" with Joy Reid on Wednesday for a friendly interview that began with the liberal host saying they would talk about the scandal for "just a moment."