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Trump Cabinet pick Sean Duffy paid Ritz-Carlton tabs with old campaign funds
« on: November 26, 2024, 11:37:16 am »
Trump Cabinet pick Sean Duffy paid Ritz-Carlton tabs with old campaign funds
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Gabe Kaminsky
November 26, 2024 10:52 am
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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for transportation secretary, former congressman Sean Duffy, recently dipped into old campaign funds to pay expenses at the Ritz-Carlton hotel giant, records show.

Duffy disclosed having around $2 million in his campaign committee as of October, Bloomberg Government reported. The ex-Wisconsin House member cut a $5,700 check in March from his campaign to the Ritz-Carlton for “travel,” which preceded payments totaling around $6,200 combined in 2020 and 2021 there for the same earmarked reason, according to Federal Election Commission filings.

“Sean Duffy will be a phenomenal Secretary of Transportation,” said Karoline Leavitt, the spokeswoman for the Trump transition. “This is a non-story.”

Nevertheless, news of the payments could provide ammunition during Duffy’s confirmation hearings for Democrats eager to link Trump’s nominees to alleged ethics issues. Former lawmakers such as Duffy are allowed to use campaign funds to support nonprofit groups, political parties, and other candidates, but they are prohibited from using any funds for personal use.

“Several former members have been fined by the FEC for using excess campaign funds to pay for personal travel,” Brett Kappel, a campaign finance attorney in Washington, D.C., told the news outlet.

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Re: Trump Cabinet pick Sean Duffy paid Ritz-Carlton tabs with old campaign funds
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2024, 12:04:11 pm »
So what.  At least he paid his bill.  I can't wait to see Cackles' campaign expense report.  How many people and vendors is her campaign stiffing?

Politicians have been using campaign funds for personal expenses for ages.  It's called creative accounting.
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Re: Trump Cabinet pick Sean Duffy paid Ritz-Carlton tabs with old campaign funds
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2024, 03:17:59 pm »
Oh no! I guess we had better have an audit of all current and past politicians campaign funds…it seems the only way to deal with this  :whistle:
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Re: Trump Cabinet pick Sean Duffy paid Ritz-Carlton tabs with old campaign funds
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2024, 04:24:11 pm »
Does he have any unpaid parking tickets?

Before Obama annoucnced he was going to run in 2007, he first settled up his unpaid parking citations with the City of Cambridge, MA.

Does he have any overdue library books?
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