Scoop: Gallego under federal investigation over campaign spending

Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona is under federal investigation for suspected campaign finance violations. According to Axios, the Justice Department probe comes after a whistleblower complaint from Southern California alleging that Gallego used a political committee's PAC to fund family trips to Miami, Chicago, Disneyland, and Disney World. The investigation follows the Senate Ethics Committee's closure of its own inquiry, which found no evidence of wrongdoing. Gallego has denied the allegations and says they're politically motivated.

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