Now we know which Dem. faces DOJ criminal probe

The Department of Justice is investigating a member of the so called Squad, a leftist group of Democrats who call to "Defund the Police," and for Israel to stop shooting back at Hamas, and other such nonsense.

 The person being investigated is Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), according to a report on Tuesday.

Sources, who didn't want to be named in fear of being canceled or worse, told Punchbowl News that a subpoena for records that was announced in the House on Monday, was connected to a criminal probe into Bush, specifically regarding issues related to her Member Representation Allowance (MRA).

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 “consistent with the rights and privileges of the House.”

Punchbowl News reporter, Max Cohen, posted on X that he asked Bush "directly" about the investigation but "[S]he repeatedly declined to comment and reprimanded me for approaching her as she had a toothache." 

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, declined to comment on the DOJ probe news on Tuesday, saying “that’s something for the Justice Department.” 

Fox News had reported that Bush has spent over $750,000 on private security since being elected to office. The congresswoman has previously said she was doling out money for protection because of attempts on her life and added that she had a toothache and needed to be left alone.

In addition to the federal spending, Cori Bush's congressional campaign committee has also spent over three quarters of a million dollars on security since 2020, far and away the campaign's biggest expense category. https://t.co/GylrJyLvnJ pic.twitter.com/mdyRygRUPK

— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) January 30, 2024

Conservative watchdog groups have raised concerns about tens of thousands of campaign dollars in payments to Courtney Merrits, whom Bush married nearly a year ago after hiring him as a security guard, though the Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics recommended last year that a complaint be dismissed, but it really sounds like a Fani Willis move on Bush's part, if you follow my drift.

Bush issued a statement to the New York Post at the time that said right-wing groups “want me to expend energy and financial resources to defend myself against these distractions. But their grift won’t work.”

Attacking your accusers is right out of "Rules for Radicals" handbook by Saul Alinsky: RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.)

And Cori Bush is definitely an Alinsky fan.


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