{"id":17337,"date":"2018-08-22T17:53:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T17:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/22\/what-duncan-hunters-indictment-means-for-defense-issues\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:37:37","slug":"what-duncan-hunters-indictment-means-for-defense-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2018\/08\/22\/what-duncan-hunters-indictment-means-for-defense-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"What Duncan Hunter\u2019s indictment means for defense issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Tuesday indictment of Rep. Duncan Hunter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/08\/21\/duncan-hunter-gop-lawmaker-and-marine-vet-indicted-on-corruption-charges\/\" target=_blank>on corruption charges<\/a> could have an impact on a number of defense-related pet projects for the Republican lawmaker, including the potential sale of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2017\/04\/18\/us-lawmakers-urge-trump-on-reaper-sales-to-jordan-uae\/\" target=_blank>military drones to Jordan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The indictment charges that Hunter and his wife, Margaret, who served as a campaign consultant, stole more than $250,000 in campaign funds to pay for overseas vacations, bar tabs, dental work and other personal purchases, despite objections from staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter, a 41-year-old California Republican, has repeatedly denied the charges, and indicated Wednesday he intends to continue to run for re-election in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But following his indictment, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced that Hunter\u2019s committee assignments would be revoked while the criminal case is pending \u2014 including his seat on the House Armed Services Committee. And if the indictment eventually forces Hunter from office one way or the other, it could have fallout for a number of the congressman\u2019s areas of focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter represents part of San Diego County and has been a vocal supporter of the local defense industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/08\/22\/charges-against-duncan-hunter-detail-family-vacations-football-tickets-other-luxury-items-with-illegal-funds\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1811315.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Charges against Duncan Hunter detail family vacations, football tickets, other luxury items with illegal funds<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Marine Corps veteran turned Republican lawmaker faces more than 20 years in jail on federal corruption charges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps most notably, that includes drone maker General Atomics \u2014 a company that Hunter is seen to have close ties. In fact, the drone maker is Hunter\u2019s single largest political donor over the course of his career, with the company\u2019s political action committee and its employees donating a total of $100,750 to Hunter\u2019s campaigns since 2007, according to figures maintained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/members-of-congress\/summary?cid=N00029258&#038;cycle=CAREER&#038;type=I\" target=_blank>Center for Responsive Politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has been a constant and vocal supporter of allowing the sale of General Atomics-produced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2015\/02\/05\/rep-hunter-to-obama-send-jordan-the-predator-xp\/\" target=_blank>unmanned systems to Jordan<\/a>, routinely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/intercepts\/2015\/09\/21\/intercepts-rep-duncan-hunter-says-sell-jordan-us-drone-or-it-buys-chinese-clone\/\" target=_blank>writing letters<\/a> over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2015\/10\/29\/hunter-renews-call-for-uav-sales-to-jordan\/\" target=_blank>past several years<\/a> to that regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan is \u201cgoing to buy their defensive and offensive weapons somewhere, and if they buy from China, that aligns them in some aspect with China,&#8221; Hunter told Defense News in 2017 about the issue. &#8220;Why shouldn&#8217;t they be more aligned with the U.S. and U.S. foreign policy in the fight against ISIS? They are getting it on, why not help them?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has also pushed giving the U.S. Coast Guard unmanned systems, with General Atomics equipment among those being floated as options. And indeed, the Coast Guard represents another focus for Hunter, who has been an advocate for plussing-up the services capabilities. That includes a push to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/05\/23\/a-new-coast-guard-icebreaker-is-a-decade-away-a-lawmaker-says-thats-too-long\/\" target=\"_blank\">increase the number of icebreakers<\/a> available for use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA strong Coast Guard is in America\u2019s interests,\u201d Hunter wrote in a 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2017\/02\/13\/commentary-us-coast-guard-deserves-military-level-funding\/\" target=_blank>op-ed for Defense News<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s time to face the fact that the Coast Guard is a military service and should be funded like one \u2014 and for once, there are leaders beyond the Coast Guard who are sure to agree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another company that has received support from Hunter is SpaceX, particularly during the fight over whether the United Launch Alliance, SpaceX\u2019s competition in the fight over military space launches, could continue to use Russian-made engines to get U.S. assets into space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During that legislative fight, Hunter argued that not forcing an early cut-off date for when ULA has to stop using the RD-180 engines was tantamount to supporting a rival nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s no reason for us to line [Russian President Vladimir] Putin\u2019s pockets and stockpile these when we can get away with nine maybe, nine or 10,\u201d he said during a 2016 hearing. \u201cWhen you vote \u2018yes,\u2019 you are literally contributing to Russian military modernization.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter has had an impact on a number of pet defense programs during his time in 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