Politico: Senator Reuben Gallego (Who Fancies Himself a Candidate for President or VP in 2028) Shared a Joint Back Account With His F***buddy Eric Swalwell, Used His Campaign Kitty to Pay for Personal Expenses

I can't believe that this slob believes he can be President or VP.

He thinks he has an in because he's Hispanic and Democrats are nothing but racial panderers.

Oh, I guess he does have an in, then.

Gallego tapped campaign cash for family travel, Super Bowl tickets, records show

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has deployed donor funds to cover travel for his family, child care and a trip to the Super Bowl, a POLITICO review of campaign finance records shows.

Sen. Ruben Gallego repeatedly used campaign cash to fund luxury outings with his wife and to care for his children since launching his campaign for Senate in 2023, according to a POLITICO review of campaign finance records and a person familiar with the senator's spending.

The Arizona Democrat has used his leadership PAC to fund recent trips to Miami, Chicago, Disneyland and Disney World with his family. Gallego has tapped that PAC and his main campaign committee for more than $18,000 in reimbursements for child care since 2019 -- including $400 to his wife's mother for babysitting.

A Democrat using public funds to pay a family member for "services rendered"?!

I did not see that coming.

And Federal Election Commission records show that on one such occasion, Gallego used a joint campaign account with disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell to attend the 2023 Super Bowl in Arizona with his wife, Sydney.

Federal lawmakers can legally use campaign committee funds for travel, food, events and even child care, as long as those funds are not for "personal use," meaning they may not cover activities that would exist irrespective of the campaign, according to the FEC. Leadership PACs are not even beholden to that "personal use" rule, meaning lawmakers have broad latitude to use the money they raise as long as it has some fundraising function. Ruben Gallego has leaned into that leeway, with his three children, Sydney Gallego, her mother and their full-time au pair frequently joining the senator on donors' dime, according to the person, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the situation.

"He just spends his campaign account like it's his personal slush fund," said the person. "He's using campaign cash to live a luxury lifestyle."

Gallego did not dispute using donor funds to pay for family travel or child care. "This is not breaking news," he said in a statement to POLITICO. "With the rising costs of child care and the burden it has on the budgets of American families, Democrats and Republicans in Congress and the White House alike regularly travel with their wives and children, as is permitted by the FEC."

Unbelievable. He blamed his misappropriation of funds for personal use on... Trump.

Gallego is considering a presidential run in 2028. On Friday, Gallego traveled to South Carolina, where he took part in the Democratic Party's "On the Road" series on Juneteenth.

But the pattern of spending could pose a major liability on top of his longtime friendship with Swalwell, who resigned from Congress in April amid allegations of sexual assault and a series of headlines about his misuse of campaign funds.

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The person familiar with his spending said that there was concern among some members of Gallego's inner circle that he would not pass the required vetting to be president or vice president.

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Gallego has denied any knowledge of Swalwell's actions and called for him to be expelled from Congress. Swalwell has called the allegations against him "false" and pledged to fight them.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) told CBS News in April that she had asked Senate leadership to investigate Gallego about allegations of misconduct that are "sexual in nature," as well as "issues of campaign finance violations" but did not release details. A Gallego spokesperson called those allegations "right wing conspiracy theories." Luna did not respond to a request for comment.

Dude, you had an affair with a staffer and then divorced your wife when she was nine months pregnant. You went around the world with Eric Swalwell while he was banging whores in hotel rooms in which you were present as well.

This is not a "conspiracy theory."

posted by Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:28 PM

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