Rep. Cori Bush steered thousands of dollars to her husband in the lead-up to the revelation that the congresswoman is under investigation.
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‘Squad’ Rep. Cori Bush under federal investigation over private security spending — after marrying one of her bodyguards: report
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Democrat Cori Bush paid husband thousands just before federal investigation was revealed
Federal prosecutors are mounting a criminal investigation against progressive firebrand Rep. Cori Bush, which was the impetus for an eyebrow-raising subpoena that the House Sergeant at Arms revealed Monday, according to a report.
"Squad" member Rep. Cori Bush's campaign payments to her husband Cortney Merritts that have thrust her into the Justice Department's crosshairs continued as recently as last month.
Rep. Cori Bush, who is now facing a Justice Department probe into her campaign spending on private security, paid her husband an additional $17,500 from her committee in recent months, new filings show.
