DOJ Investigating Squad Member Cori Bush for Allegedly Misusing Security Funds

2024-01-30 14:00:59

The DOJ has launched an investigation into Squad member Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) for allegedly misusing security funds.

🚨BREAKING NEWS — THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT is conducting a criminal probe into @CoriBush, according to six sources familiar with the investigation.

The Justice Department subpoenaed the House Sergeant at Arms for records relating to the misspending of federal security money.…

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 30, 2024

I asked Cori Bush about the investigation directly last night. She repeatedly declined to comment and reprimanded me for approaching her as she had a toothache. https://t.co/Vskods0WYE

— Max Cohen (@maxpcohen) January 30, 2024

Numerous reports have come out since Bush pushed everyone to defund the police about her security and the high costs:

Bush notably has spent more than $500,000 on her own private security while publicly advocating for the defund the police movement.

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Bush’s husband and former security guard, Cortney Merritts, whom she married in February 2023, has pocketed more than $100,000 in payments since Bush added him to her campaign’s payroll in January 2022 for what they marked as “security” payments before switching their description to “wage expenses” in April, Fox News Digital previously reported.

In March 2023, Bush was hit with two FEC complaints over security payments she made to her new husband.

One complaint comes from the Committee to Defeat the President, an anti-Biden super PAC, which alleges Bush has “flouted” federal campaign finance laws by paying Merritts $60,000 for security in 2022. Merritts does not have a license to perform security functions in the congresswoman’s district.

Bush’s campaign filed its committee report late in July but admitted her husband Merritt took $17,500 for security and expenses between April and June.

Merritt received $12,500 in the first quarter.

St. Louis-based PEACE Security hires security “with military or law enforcement experience.” Bush gave $62,500 to the company.

Nathaniel Davis received “$27,500 for security services during the first half of the year.” Fox News noted that Davis thinks he’s “109 trillion years old and can summon tornadoes.” He’s also an antisemite.

So that’s $120,000 within the first half of 2023.

In September 2023, Bush claimed the FEC cleared her of any wrongdoing. She described the criticisms as “smear campaigns.”

July through September looks familiar. The campaign paid Merritt $12,500 for a wage expense and $350 for gas.