Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
“The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, the person who is second in the presidential line of succession, has been accused of illegally paying rent to East County Rep. Darrell Issa from campaign cash, two complaints filed with federal regulators show. Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana and his campaign ‘appear to have used campaign funds to rent Johnson a personal residence, a clear-cut violation of federal campaign finance laws that prohibit using campaign funds to pay for personal expenses,’ the Federal Elections Commission complaint alleges. The complaint was filed earlier this month by the Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan government-watchdog nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. … Federal law prohibits legislators from using campaign funds for personal expenses. Johnson’s campaign said the payments are strictly for office space, but the complaint says lawmakers are not permitted to live in office space.” (08/16/25)