Former congresswoman turned VA gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger accused of ethics violation
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VirginiaLt.Gov.WinsomeSearsshareshowherstateisputtingtheTrumpadministration’simmigrationcrackdownintoactionon‘TheIngrahamAngle.’
FormerDemocraticCongresswomanfromVirginiaAbigailSpanbergerisbeingaccusedbyherGOPopponentintheupcomingVirginiagovernor’sraceoffailingtoincludeherroleasatrusteeinfinancialdisclosurereportswhileshewasamemberofCongress.
ThecampaignforLt.Gov.WinsomeEarle-Sears,whoisaimingtoreplaceincumbentGOPGov.GlennYoungkin,iscallingtheincompletedisclosures“acalculatedlie,”notan“accident.”But,accordingtoSpanberger’scampaign,theonlyassetcontainedinthetrustisSpanberger’spersonalresidence,whichisnotrequiredtobedisclosed.
In2017,accordingtolocalrealestaterecords,Spanbergerandherhusbandupdatedtheirwilland,aspartofthatprocess,transferredownershipoftheirhomeintoatrustthatlistedthepair’skidsasthebeneficiaries.Theyboughtitforroughlyhalf-a-