Baltimore Mayor Pugh's campaign donors want their money back amid book scandal, investigations

Baltimore Sun via Carroll County Times ^ | 4/30/19 | Liz Bowie, Luke Broadwater

[Libloather]

By the end of January, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh had amassed nearly $1 million in her bid to be elected to a second term - and there was no candidate yet running against her.

**SNIP**

Pugh’s campaign manager, Steven Sibel, said the campaign committee “is reviewing the options provided under the law regarding campaign contributions, and it will be making a determination in the near future as to whether and how funds may be distributed.”

By Monday afternoon, the campaign had disabled the “donate” button on her website. Later Monday, the site was not functional.

[Libloather]

State law gives Pugh three options for the money if she decides not to run for another term. She can keep her money for up to eight years, in case she wants to run again.

Better get your refund while you can. The planet has only 11.72 years left and there's a real chance that Catherine's prison term will be much longer than that.

Full title - Baltimore Mayor Pugh's campaign donors want their money back amid 'Healthy Holly' scandal, investigations

[Cowboy Bob]

I am disheartened by all of this. I thought that in Mayor Pugh, American had found its first honest Black politician.

[pepsionice]

Let me ask one stupid question....if you’ve got some ‘insider’ (incumbent) and virtually zero chance of a Republican winning....why would anyone donate money to your campaign run?

This million dollars being talked about...where did it come from? Fake book publishers? Drug kingpins? MS-13 gang leaders?

[csvset]

Not only has she brought shame to herself, but to the city of Baltimore as well.”

Shaming Baltimore, is that possible ?

[Mark17]

Shaming Baltimore, is that possible ?

That’s a good question. How low can they go? 😁

[FreedomPoster]

>campaign donors want their money back

Good luck with that.

[KevinB]

Let me ask one stupid question....if you’ve got some ‘insider’ (incumbent) and virtually zero chance of a Republican winning....why would anyone donate money to your campaign run?

In less polite society they're called bribes. These folks couldn't care less that she's a crook; they're just pissed that they won't be getting what they paid for.

[kearnyirish2]

YEs - and that is why Hillary is a non-starter in 2020. A lot of people paid big bribes to her and the Clinton Foundation, and got zilch. Those “donors” won’t be giving again...

[jmaroneps37]

This is day SEVEN and the bumbling stumbling fake cops at the FBI STILL haven’t found a shriveled up old Black DEMOCRAT horse face with a James Brown wig. If she was a Republican Director Wray would have arrested her himself at 5 AM with CNN cameras lighting the way. How long can this go on? Get the fake FBI off the case and find some real street cops to go after her.

[Pollard]

She’s too emotionally distraught to resign and give money back and all that good stuff. Everyone should just leave her alone /s

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[Billthedrill]

Sure it was bribery. They're upset because she can't deliver.

Hmm...we could be talking about Hillary here...