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Hunter should prove to be easy prey for prosecutors

Ruben Navarrette Jr. on

Clearly, this dimwit is not going to win the spelling bee. More than once, Hunter swore to defend the Constitution. Yet, it seems, he still hasn't read it.

For his part, U.S. District Judge Thomas J. Whelan didn't buy the claim that Hunter is the victim of political persecution.

Whelan denied the motion to dismiss the charges. He also struck down another motion to move Hunter's trial -- which is now scheduled for Sept. 10 -- to a different venue because, his lawyers worry, the jury pool in San Diego has been tainted by extensive media coverage of this right-wing soap opera. They preferred a place that was more solidly pro-Trump.

That's chutzpah. Here you have a guy who pockets $174,000 per year to represent people that he now refuses to be judged by. What a prince.

Of course, those who have followed this case already know that -- regardless of the outcome of the criminal trial -- Hunter has already been found guilty in the court of public opinion of being a creep, a louse and a serial philanderer.

Prosecutors recently accused Hunter of using campaign funds to cover the expenses incurred by five extramarital affairs with lobbyists and aides, including pricey dinners, hotel rooms and a ski trip.

You know a lowlife is beyond redemption when he won't even pay out of pocket for his own moral failings.

Hunter is old friends with entitlement. No doubt, he only got this far in life because of his first and last name. His father, Duncan Sr., served in Congress for 28 years, representing the same area before retiring in 2009. That's when Duncan Jr. basically inherited the seat.

 

Quite a family. Both Hunters opposed affirmative action for people of color because, they said, achievements should be based on merit. What do they know about that concept?

Even if Hunter is convicted, he won't be automatically removed from office. That will take a two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives, which means getting buy-in from nearly 60 Republicans in addition to all 235 Democrats.

Duncan Hunter Jr. treated his decade in Congress like a frat party. One of the few serious things he did was consistently oppose "amnesty" for lawbreakers. Given how his privileged yet pathetic life has turned out, that is one position he might want to rethink.

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Ruben Navarrette's email address is ruben@rubennavarrette.com. His daily podcast, "Navarrette Nation," is available through every podcast app.

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