Despite claiming on Tuesday that Democratic California Representative Eric Swalwell had illegally spent campaign funds, Carlson offered no proof of its actual illegality.
On Carlson's June 20 broadcast, the Fox News host referred to Swalwell as"a not very bright third-string Democratic congressman from the East Bay" looking to"sell out to China."
Carlson then said that campaign finance records obtained by Fox News showed that Swalwell had illegally spent thousands in campaign contributions on personal uses like"limo rides, booze deliveries [and] high-end steakhouses." The Fox News host also said Swalwell also spent $20,000.00 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Half Moon Bay, California. Carlson said that Swalwell's wife is an executive at that hotel.
Democratic California Representative Eric Swalwell has shared screenshots of text messages purportedly showing Fox News host Tucker Carlson calling him a coward for not calling him on the phone. In this photo, Swalwell speaks during town hall on gun violence at the BB&T Center on April 09, 2019 in Sunrise, Florida.Such hotel and food expenditures are sometimes common in political campaigns. Carlson didn't offer any proof that they were actually illegal.
Carlson also mentioned that former Democratic Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. went to prison in 2013 for illegally using campaign funds. However, the allegations against Jackson arose after federal prosecutors and
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