Elections

Feds Let GOP Candidate Pay Jan. 6 Costs with Campaign Cash

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Republican congressional candidate Derrick Van Orden used campaign funds to pay for a trip to D.C. to attend the Jan. 6 riot. The GOP commissioners on the FEC allowed it.

Roger Sollenberger
Roger Sollenberger 

Senior Political Reporter

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Roger Sollenberger

Roger Sollenberger

Senior Political Reporter

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