Rep. Duncan Hunter, R.-Calif., announced Friday that he plans to resign from his House seat “shortly after the holidays.”“Shortly after the holidays I will resign from Congress. After months of claiming innocence, Hunter reversed course and pleaded guilty this week to a single count of conspiring with his wife to misuse at least $150,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses. Hunter told a local news station Monday that he will resign from Congress and is prepared to face jail time. The Hunters were indicted in August of misusing $250,000 in campaign funds. REP DUNCAN HUNTER, IN REVERSAL, PLEADS GUILTY IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS CASEUntil his switch to a guilty plea, Hunter resisted calls to resign, framing the charges as a political attack by Democratic prosecutors.

Source: Fox News December 07, 2019 00:33 UTC