“No figure, regardless of what office they occupy, should be allowed in this country to cry witch-hunt or fake news and attempt to deflect their criminal wrongdoings,” said Prosecutor Harpen.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Leshner also stated, “Hunter violated the trust of his supporters by diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars they donated in good faith to his reelection campaign for personal expenditures. This was not an accounting mistake by his campaign. This was a deliberate, years-long violation of the law.”
According to prosecutors, Rep. Hunter’s resignation was not part of the plea agreement, which calls for a five years prison sentence. They are expecting him to vacate his seat in the 50th congressional district of California.
