Nebraska GOP congressman says he expects to be indicted over campaign finance issues

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

https://www.axios.com/nebraska-congressman-expects-indicted-c797820e-28d7-419e-b2f4-7c771c12dc1e.html

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) told supporters on Tuesday he expects to be indicted on allegations he lied to federal investigators.

Driving the news: In a video uploaded to YouTube, the congressman sat with his wife and dog in a vintage pickup truck as he announced federal prosecutors in California "accused me of lying, and are charging me with this."

"We will fight these charges. I did not lie to them," Fortenberry added.
A spokesperson referred to the video when Axios called for comment.

The backstory: Fortenberry was one of a number of congressional Republicans who received what authorities said were illegal contributions in 2016 from a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire.

He said in his video that FBI agents approached him in 2019 to ask about the donations, and that he ended up sitting for multiple interviews.
"I feel so personally betrayed. I thought we were trying to help," Fortenberry said of his conversations with investigators.

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. Notice they are indicting him on lying about the corrupt campaign behavior

not the actual corrupt act. Protect the flow of the money.

[Nevilledog]

2. Yup