Posted on 02/23/2024 9:04:25 PM PST by NautiNurse
California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell, known for using his campaign war chest as a "personal piggy bank," according to watchdog group American Accountability Foundation, spent campaign funds at the Super Bowl and paid $50,000 to NFL teams for "event tickets," records show.
Swalwell, a San Francisco 49ers superfan, attended the big game in Las Vegas with his wife on Feb. 11, where his beloved team lost to the Kansas City Chiefs. "Not the outcome we wanted," Swalwell said in a social media post from the game.
Swalwell’s attendance raises questions about how a congressman known for facing financial struggles was able to afford tickets that cost at least $10,000 apiece. It could also fuel complaints that Swalwell has used campaign money to fund an elaborate lifestyle. In 2021, a conservative watchdog group accused Swalwell of illegally using campaign funds for personal expenses, citing $20,000 in payments for luxury hotel stays. In December, Swalwell’s campaign paid $1,700 for his stay at the Burj al Arab, a five-star hotel in Dubai.
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His campaign and congressional office did not respond to requests for comment. But records show the campaign paid $21,626 to the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 6 for "event tickets" for an unspecified fundraising event.
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He be privileged, yo!
California Democrat
The magic crime pass.
Congressional membership has its privileges. Swalwell farts in our general direction.
I blow my nose at him....
Obviously he’s seeking to move up in the party
This guy is a crook. He’s gotta go!
I hope Agent Smith is primaried out.
Preferably in the primary elections.
I guess if you invite donors it’s technically a campaign event.
Campaign finance laws are a total joke. I think in the age of the internet we can put a hard cap on campaign spending. You can have a website. You can publish position papers and make videos. You can hold rallies and give speeches. But not much else. No advertising. No private parties. Extremely limited campaign staff. Unlimited unpaid volunteers.
We need to take the money out of campaigns as much as possible and make the campaigns about issues and positions the candidate stands for.
FWIW, I think party affiliation should be removed from ballots. The political party you belong to is about as relevant as which moose lodge you belong to. Gotta get rid of party politics and party money and pac money.
DOJ and MSM will not even notice.
Political Corruption - from top to toe!
For the lousy DemonKKKrats, running a campaign is a perfect way to launder money. They will carry their money laundering skills into office with influence peddling.
Who attended Swalwell’s wife?
Did he get the farting or the no farting booth?
Why didn’t Chicago conservative or cotton post this ? 🤔
The king of sleaze. I am sure most Congress Critters use their campaign funds in a modest way. But piggy Swalwell is tops.
Well gee, that would be illegal now wouldn’t it?
We'll see about that if this is true.
Correct. The more you are personally compromised the more useful as a leveraged tool of the PTB.
Politics and politicians are a total joke. A sad sick joke. I don't know how we get out of this. This is more than the 'DC swamp'. Swamps generally have boundaries. The current US political swamp covers all of America, without boundaries.
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