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Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), a member of the House’s “Squad,” has already demonstrated her gross hypocrisy by leading the charge to “defund the police” and supporting policies to undermine the Second Amendment while retaining private armed security to give herself the peace of mind she wants to deny everyday Americans.
Hersecurityteamincludessometrulyoutlandishindividuals(moreonthatlater)aswellasherownhusband.ThelatterispartoftheDepartmentofJustice’sinvestigationlaunchedinJanuary2024toprobeanallegedmisuseoffederal(taxpayer)fundsforsecurityservices,includingthoseprovidedbyCortneyMerritts,amanwhomBushdatedandthenmarried—andkeptonhersecuritydetailpayroll.
InApril,TownhallcoveredreportsthatBushwasstill payingherhusbandforsecurityinthemonthsfollowingdisclosureoftheDOJ’sinvestigation.
TheSquadmembermaintainsshe’sdonenothingwrong,holdsherofficeandcampaign“tothehighestlevelsofintegrity”andsayssheis“fullycooperating”withtheprobe.
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