GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter says he's victim of Justice 'witch hunt'

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GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter says he's victim of Justice 'witch hunt'
By Melanie Zanona - 08/22/18 04:05 PM EDT

Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) adamantly denied charges on Wednesday that he misused campaign funds, claiming that he is the victim of a Department of Justice “witch hunt.”

Hunter accused top law enforcement officials of having a “political agenda” and slammed the media coverage of his indictment. The statement echoes the words of President Trump, who has repeatedly called the DOJ’s Russia probe a “rigged witch hunt” and has dismissed the investigation as “fake news.”

“The fact is that there is a culture operating within our Justice Department that is politically motivated. We are seeing this with President Trump; we are seeing this with my case," Hunter said in a lengthy statement on Wednesday issued through his campaign.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/403103-gop-rep-duncan-hunter-says-hes-victim-of-justice-witch-hunt

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One of his Democrat opponents:

Ammar Campa-Najjar is the grandson of Muhammad Yusuf al-Najjar, a senior member of Fatah who is accused of helping to orchestrate the so-called Munich Massacre, in which 11 Israeli athletes were killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

The Israeli army retaliated for that massacre in an operation known as the “wrath of God.” Campa-Najjar’s grandfather died in that retaliatory operation.