Considered one of Joe Biden’s greatest cheerleaders, South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), took a web page proper out of the Biden syndicate playbook and funneled six figures of marketing campaign money to his son-in-law and grandson.
Clyburn, who has served in Congress for thirty years, has already endorsed a Joe Biden 2024 run telling CBS Information, “I’m all-in for President Biden. I believe he’s demonstrated, in these two years … that he’s deserving of re-election. And I do consider he will likely be re-elected no matter who the Republicans, they put up.”
Fox Information studies:
The longtime congressman’s marketing campaign largesse included forking tens of 1000’s of {dollars} over to an organization linked to his son-in-law. He additionally despatched practically $100,000 to his grandson, Federal Election Fee information present.
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Whereas it’s authorized for federal politicians to pay relations from their campaigns, ethics consultants have typically disapproved of the follow. Regardless of this, each political events have taken benefit of the perk.
Clyburn’s household funds the final election cycle embrace $57,500 to 49 Magnolia Blossom LLC for hire bills, filings present. That firm has shut ties to his daughter, Jennifer Clyburn Reed.
Based on South Carolina enterprise information, Clyburn Reed’s husband, Walter A Reed, is the registered agent of the restricted legal responsibility firm.
Clyburn additionally paid out $94,000 to his grandson Walter A.C. Reed through the midterm election cycle for “marketing campaign administration charges,” his filings additional present.
Clyburn has not confronted a respectable risk to his Home seat since getting into Congress in 1993 and has simply cruised via re-elections within the Palmetto State’s sixth congressional district.
