Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks at a press convention on the Israel-Hamas struggle exterior of the Capitol late final 12 months.

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Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks at a press convention on the Israel-Hamas struggle exterior of the Capitol late final 12 months.

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Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., confirmed Tuesday that the Department of Justice is investigating her marketing campaign’s spending on safety companies.

“Since before I was sworn into office, I have endured relentless threats to my physical safety and life,” Bush stated in remarks on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. “As a rank-and-file member of Congress, I am not entitled to personal protection by the House and instead have used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services.”

Bush says she is absolutely cooperating. The Justice Department declined to remark.

The St. Louis Democrat says she retained her now-husband as a part of her safety group and claims he is ready to present companies at or below-market fee.

Congressional ethics rules for members of the House of Representatives allow relations to be paid from marketing campaign funds for “bona fide services” as long as funds don’t exceed “fair market value.”

In addition to the Justice Department investigation, Bush says the Federal Election Commission and the House Committee on Ethics are additionally reviewing the matter.

According to Bush, the Office of Congressional Ethics, staffed by profession authorities staff, discovered no proof of wrongdoing in an investigation final 12 months and voted unanimously to dismiss the case.

The investigation first got here to mild on Monday, when the House clerk publicly informed lawmakers of a subpoena obtained by House Sergeant at Arms.

Security issues are entrance of thoughts for a lot of lawmakers after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. In 2023, the Capitol Police investigated more than 8,000 threats towards lawmakers, up from roughly 5,200 in 2018.

Paul Pelosi, husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was attacked in the couple’s home in 2022, the place he was crushed with a hammer and left unconscious in a pool of his personal blood by a politically-motivated attacker.