'This is Political': Congressman Denies Corruption Charges Against Him – Reports

Addressing the issue, House Speaker Paul Ryan stated that Hunter would be removed from his committee assignments due to "deeply serious" charges of using campaign funds for personal expenses.

Republican US Representative Duncan Hunter of California claimed that he and his wife had not used campaign funds for personal expenses and accused the prosecutors of being biased.

"This is political — period," Hunter stated, according to the Union-Tribune outlet. "This is the US government — what I would call the deep state — or folks in the US government that don't care what the election does, they want to rig the election their own way, because they can't beat me in a real election."

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According to the representative, the prosecutors groundlessly claimed that his legitimate campaign expenses were illegal, adding that “partisan Democrat prosecutors” wanted to influence midterm elections in November with that indictment.

On Thursday a grand jury accused Hunter and his wife Margaret of using over $250,000 of campaign money for personal expenses, including golf outings, medical procedures and vacations.

Hunter was elected in California's 50th Congressional District, east of San Diego, which is considerably Republican-leaning in a predominantly Democratic state.