<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-justice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Justice</a> (DOJ) is investigating Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cori-bush" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cori Bush</a> (D-MO), a member of the leftist “Squad” and &#8220;Defund the Police&#8221; advocate, for allegedly misspending funds meant for personal security.</p>
<p>Sources <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1752354747137368083" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1752088554186957266" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Punchbowl News</a> that a subpoena for records <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-clerk-announces-grand-jury-subpoena-report-says-house-dem-under-doj-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in the House on Monday was connected to a criminal probe into Bush. The inquiry is looking at <a href="https://twitter.com/bresreports/status/1752355402606399836" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issues related to</a> her Member Representation Allowance (MRA).</p>
<p>House Sergeant at Arms William McFarland said in a message conveyed by the reading clerk that he consulted with the Office of General Counsel and determined that compliance was &#8220;consistent with the rights and privileges of the House.&#8221;</p>
<p>Max Cohen, a reporter for Punchbowl News, <a href="https://twitter.com/maxpcohen/status/1752356603133624745" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X that he asked Bush &#8220;directly&#8221; about the investigation on Monday night. &#8220;She repeatedly declined to comment and reprimanded me for approaching her as she had a toothache,&#8221; the journalist recalled.</p>
<p>Bush released a statement on Tuesday that said she can &#8220;confirm&#8221; that the DOJ is &#8220;reviewing&#8221; her campaign&#8217;s spending on security services. &#8220;We are fully cooperating in this investigation,&#8221; she added.</p>
<p>&#8220;Since before I was sworn into office, I have endured relentless threats to my physical safety and life,&#8221; Bush said. &#8220;As a rank-and-file member of Congress I am not entitled to personal protection by the House, and instead have used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services. I have not used any federal tax dollars for personal security funds.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1752362801148944825" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined</a> to comment on the DOJ probe news on Tuesday, saying &#8220;that&#8217;s something for the Justice Department.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bush has represented her St. Louis-area district since 2021 after she toppled Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO) <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/us/politics/cori-bush-missouri-william-lacy-clay.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in the 2020 primary</a>, and over the years she has <a href="https://twitter.com/henryrodgersdc/status/1384555347474632710" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faced scrutiny</a> over payments for private security despite her calls to defund the police.</p>
<p>Her campaign has spent more than $750,000 on security services since 2019, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00638767&amp;disbursement_description=security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to federal election data</a>. The congresswoman has previously said she was doling out money for protection because of <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeKBerg/status/1423257378993147907" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attempts on her life</a>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">In addition to the federal spending, Cori Bush&#39;s congressional campaign committee has also spent over three quarters of a million dollars on security since 2020, far and away the campaign&#39;s biggest expense category. <a href="https://t.co/GylrJyLvnJ">https://t.co/GylrJyLvnJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/mdyRygRUPK">pic.twitter.com/mdyRygRUPK</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Rob Pyers (@rpyers) <a href="https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/1752356560783778045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Conservative watchdog groups have raised concerns about tens of thousands of campaign dollars in payments to Courtney Merrits, whom Bush <a href="https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/congresswoman-cori-bush-marries-campaign-security-guard-wedding/63-7652bd27-3e9b-48e3-94ae-3971ae551749" target="_blank" rel="noopener">married nearly a year ago</a> after hiring him as a security guard, potentially not being for <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/cori-bush-gets-fec-complaint-for-paying-husband-for-security/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;bona fide services&#8221;</a> and at &#8220;fair market value.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bush said in her statement on Tuesday that the &#8220;frivolous&#8221; complaints have resulted in a number of ongoing investigations, including by the Federal Election Commission and the House Ethics Committee, and she insisted that her team is cooperating with all of them.</p>
<p>The congresswoman also noted the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) &#8220;found no wrongdoing and voted unanimously to dismiss the case&#8221; and added that she looks forward to &#8220;this same outcome&#8221; in all the pending investigations. The OCE Board said in September that it voted to recommend to the House Ethics Committee that the matter be dismissed, according to a letter <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/26/news/ethics-office-recommends-clearing-cori-bush-over-campaign-payments-to-her-husband/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by the New York Post.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am under no illusion that these right-wing organizations will stop politicizing and pursuing efforts to attack me and the work that the people of St. Louis sent me to Congress to do: to lead boldly, to legislate change my constituents can feel, and to save lives,&#8221; Bush said in her statement on Tuesday.</p>

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