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Eric Swalwell spent over $75,000 from his defunct congressional campaign on personal expenses including hotels, food, and transportation
Former Rep. Eric Swalwell spent over $75,000 from his congressional campaign in the first quarter after ending his reelection bid in November to run for California governor instead. Campaign finance laws restrict how money from abandoned campaigns can be used, typically limiting spending to winding down expenses, donations to other candidates, and charity contributions. Swalwell has since suspended his gubernatorial campaign amid sexual assault allegations and announced his intention to resign from Congress.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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The split, in one line
One frames the spending as financial misconduct by embattled politician amid assault allegations. The other focuses on booze deliveries and Vegas trips as curious patterns in campaign records.
How each outlet covered it
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Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
BBreitbartRIGHT146d ago
“Report: Democrat Eric Swalwell Burned $75,000 of Defunct Campaign's Money on Hotels, Food, and Uber Rides”
NYPNY PostRIGHT145d ago
“Staggering number of booze deliveries Eric Swalwell charged to campaign — including Vegas bender”
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Swalwell paid $5,091 for childcare to his live-in nanny Amanda Barbosa