.......”when you are a candidate for national office, hush money has to be declared as a campaign expense and reimbursement declared a contribution”......
Then do congressional leaders have ‘taxpayers funding’ their hush money account for payoffs to those in sordid affairs or paid off to keep quiet while in office or while running???
“payoffs to those in sordid affairs”
Unfortunately, yes, that has been going on with members of Congress. There has been a hush money slush fund for years for affairs while in office.
What’s different here is that the hush money was paid to benefit a campaign for elective office, and then not declared.
Doesn’t it seem ridiculous that we want to clean up elections but not the behaviors of the elected?