Washington, D.C. – Less than a year into her campaign and Florida Congresswoman Val Demings is already racking up ethics violations.
First, she got caught using her official Twitter account for campaign purposes. Second, she potentially violated campaign finance rules by accepting in-kind contributions from Terry McAuliffe’s Common Good Virginia PAC, a state political committee. Now, she’s been caught abusing mailing privileges to send out campaign-style mailers to Floridians outside of her district.
“Following the commission’s initial investigation of the complaint, Demings in a three-page letter from attorneys at Elias Law Group, obtained by the Free Beacon, admitted that the mailings went outside her district. The firm was founded by longtime Democratic operative Marc Elias. Scanlon’s campaign also employed Elias for “legal services,” having paid his previous law firm thousands of dollars since 2019.
“This is just the latest example of Democrats twisting rules, process, and precedent to cover up the violation of a member,” a senior congressional aide with knowledge of the matter told the Free Beacon. “On top of that, the involvement of a partisan attorney like Marc Elias, who simultaneously represents the chair of the Commission, only further raises issues of a conflict of interest. This was a valid complaint filed with the Commission and a clear-cut violation of the rules, yet the Democrat members of the Commission are not only moving towards dismissing the complaint but are actively blocking any attempts to further look into the matter.” – Free Beacon
Now Nancy Pelosi and Democrats are trying to cover it up.
Statement from NRSC Spokeswoman Priscilla Ivasco: “While Nancy Pelosi and Democrats try to rescue Val and cover up her ethics issues, the facts are clear. Demings consistently uses her taxpayer-funded office to promote her campaign, and keeps getting caught. There’s no covering up Demings’ ethics issue. Floridians deserve a real leader who will take responsibility for their actions and not circumvent the rules when things get tough.”
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