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DOJ investigating Cori Bush’s campaign for spending on security services
BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL - 01/30/24 1:12 PM ET
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4437767-cori-bush-doj-investigation/

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) for her campaign’s spending on security services, the congresswoman confirmed on Tuesday.

She said she is “fully cooperating” with the probe and denied any wrongdoing.

“First and foremost, I hold myself, my campaign, and my position to the highest levels of integrity. I also believe in transparency which is why I can confirm that the Department of Justice is reviewing my campaign’s spending on security services. We are fully cooperating in this investigation, and I would like to take this opportunity to outline the facts and the truth,” Bush wrote in a statement.

The confirmation from Bush — which was pushed out from her campaign account — came one day after the House clerk disclosed on the floor that the office of the House sergeant at arms had received a grand jury subpoena for documents from the DOJ.

Bush on Tuesday disclosed that she is also under investigation by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the House Ethics Committee, and she is cooperating with both. She said, however, that the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), the nonpartisan entity that reviews and refers matters to the Ethics Committee, did not find any wrongdoing against Bush and voted unanimously to dismiss the case.

Punchbowl News reported earlier on Tuesday that Bush was the subject of the DOJ investigation. The Hill reached out to the DOJ for comment.

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a nonpartisan ethics watchdog, filed a complaint with the FEC in March 2023 requesting that it investigate Bush for potential personal use of campaign funds.