{"id":1980905,"date":"2023-07-23T18:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T22:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-profile-dem-funnels-thousands-of-dollars-to-husband-for-private-security-but-he-doesnt-have-a-license\/"},"modified":"2023-07-23T18:55:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T22:55:15","slug":"high-profile-dem-funnels-thousands-of-dollars-to-husband-for-private-security-but-he-doesnt-have-a-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-profile-dem-funnels-thousands-of-dollars-to-husband-for-private-security-but-he-doesnt-have-a-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent Dem Channels Thousands to Spouse for Security &#8211; No License Held"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhigh-profile-dem-funnels-thousands-of-dollars-to-husband-for-private-security-but-he-doesnt-have-a-license%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980905&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>High \u2062Profile Dem Funnels Thousands of Dollars to Husband\u2064 for Private Security &#8211; But He Doesn&#8217;t Have \u200ba \u2064License<\/h2>\n<p>Despite two complaints with the Federal Election\u2064 Commission over Democratic Rep. Cori Bush hiring her husband to provide security, he\u2019s still\u2062 on her campaign payroll.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2062new filing\u200d showed Courtney Merritts received $17,500 \u2062for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-gas-stations-partnering-with-armed-security-to-protect-customers-amid-carjacking-epidemic\/\" title=\"Chicago Gas Stations Partnering With Armed Security To Protect Customers Amid \u2018Carjacking Epidemic\u2019\">security services<\/a> \u200cand \u201cwage expenses\u201d between April and June, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/cori-bush-campaign-continues-shell-thousands-dollars-husband-private-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News noted \u200dthat the filing \u200ccame in a week past the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u200d between January and March, Merritts was reportedly paid $12,500.<\/p>\n<p>Merritts did not have\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cori-bush-married-her-unlicensed-security-guard-while-calling-to-defund-police\/\" title=\"Cori Bush Married Her Unlicensed Security Guard While Calling To Defund Police\">private security license<\/a> as of February, something required in the city of St. Louis and\u200b in St.\u2064 Louis County.<\/p>\n<p>In a related concern, Merritts also does not appear on \u200da Washington, D.C., database of licensed security specialists.<\/p>\n<h3>Complaints and Controversy<\/h3>\n<p>In March, two complaints\u200d were filed against Bush, who announced in February that she was married to Marritts, according to the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/column\/joe-holleman\/holleman-st-louis-cori-bush-misses-deadline-for-filing-quarterly-federal-campaign-report\/article_e63981b8-2590-11ee-8e89-8f08191a094c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Louis Post-Dispatch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Bush, a member \u200dof the House \u2063\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-always-remember-anti-cop-cori-bush-told-us-needs-private-security-suck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">squad<\/a>\u201d of progressives, married \u2064Cortney Merritts, who has\u200d remained on her campaign payroll.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee \u200bto\u2062 Defeat the President filed a complaint on March\u2062 3, alleging that \u2064Bush broke two\u200b laws by \u2063hiring her husband. The allegations\u2064 against Bush were that the campaign improperly used campaign money for personal\u200b use and made a fraudulent report.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cFoundation for Accountability and\u2064 Civic Trust\u2063 also filed a complaint.<\/p>\n<h3>Big Spending on Security<\/h3>\n<p>In 2022,\u2063 Merritts received $62,359 \u2062for\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minimum-wage-hike-led-to-higher-prices-at-mcdonalds-study-finds\/\" title=\"Minimum Wage Hike Led To Higher Prices At McDonald\u2019s, Study Finds\">services provided<\/a> to \u200dBush.<\/p>\n<p>Bush\u2019s campaign has been a big spender on security, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/cori-bush-paid-137k-private-security-unlicensed-anti-semitic-spiritual-guru-claims-tornado-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> has noted.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2020,\u200b it has\u2063 paid more than $137,000 to \u2064Nathaniel Davis. The <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/meet-the-anti-semitic-spiritual-guru-on-cori-bushs-payroll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Free Beacon<\/a> noted \u2062that\u200d Davis has claimed he is\u200b 109 trillion years old, has the ability to summon tornadoes, and has indulged in \u2063anti-Semitic rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/govt-watchdog-calls-investigation-squad-member-fishy-payments-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 election cycle<\/a>, Bush spent $225,281 on security through PEACE Security.<\/p>\n<p>The new\u200d filings show PEACE getting $63,000 so far this year \u2063while Davis received\u2064 $27,500.<\/p>\n<h3>Pushing \u200bBack\u200b Against Criticism<\/h3>\n<p>Bush\u2062 has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-pushed-back-hard-and-won-nyt-walks-back-smear-against-babylon-bee-after-legal-threat\/\" title=\"\u2018We Pushed Back Hard And Won\u2019: NYT Walks Back \u2018Smear\u2019 Against Babylon Bee After Legal Threat\">pushed back hard<\/a> when her security\u200b spending is questioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou would rather me die?\u2064 Is that what you want to see? You \u2063want to see\u200c me die? You know, because that could be\u200b the alternative,\u201d she said in 2021, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/566562-cori-bush-defends-private-security-at-capitol-you-would-rather-me-die\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about the payments in April,\u200c Bush\u2019s campaign committee responded with a statement, according to the \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/columns\/joe-holleman\/campaign-report-data-shows-cori-bush-still-employing-husband\/article_ed89010e-ddf7-11ed-ab4a-07a15c0167b4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Louis Post-Dispatch.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe campaign\u2064 has paid Mr. Merritts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-profile-dem-funnels-thousands-of-dollars-to-husband-for-private-security-but-he-doesnt-have-a-license\/\" title=\"Prominent Dem Channels Thousands to Spouse for Security - No License Held\">bona fide services provided<\/a>\u200b to the \u200ccampaign, and not for personal use or personal\u200c purposes,\u201d\u2064 the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/high-profile-dem-funnels-thousands-dollars-husband-private-security-doesnt-license\/\">High Profile Dem Funnels \u200dThousands of Dollars \u200dto Husband for Private Security &#8211; But He Doesn&#8217;t Have a License<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u2063Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite two complaints, Democratic Rep. Cori Bush&#8217;s husband remains on her campaign payroll for security services. A recent filing revealed that Courtney Merritts received $17,500 for security and wage expenses from April to June. This information was reported by Fox News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":1980906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}