Getting caught for years of lies, FEC violations, a major fine, calls for resignation, fellow Republicans throwing him under the bus, and even talk of possible criminal charges: it’s been a rough week for One-Term Wonder Congressman Frank Guinta. Guinta’s evolving explanations may not be clear – but the fact that this scandal isn’t going away sure is.
With all the bad news lately, it’s pretty clear that Congressman Guinta can’t lie his way out of this one. Here’s a quick reminder of his week.
Two local papers have called on Guinta to resign…
Eagle Tribune: Guinta’s campaign finance violations make him unfit for office [May 17, 2015]
Union Leader: Guinta must go: He has violated his trust [May 17, 2015]
After calling him “a damned liar.”
Union Leader: Editorial regarding Rep. Guinta [May 14, 2015]
His constituents want him gone too.
NH1: SeaCoast Voters React to News About Frank Guinta [May 15, 2015]
The press has debunked his defense.
Union Leader: Guinta documents don’t add up [May 16, 2015]
As he’s struggled to explain himself…
WMUR: CloseUp: Frank Guinta says he did nothing wrong [May 17, 2015]
Meanwhile, the bad news has been trickling in all week, and won’t be going away anytime soon…
- May 18, 2015 – Guinta apologizes, Maintains innocence about campaign cash [Associated Press]
- May 18, 2015 – On The Political Front: A tough week for Frank Guinta [New Hampshire Public Radio]
- May 17, 2015 – Guinta’s campaign finance violations make him unfit for office [Eagle-Tribune]
- May 17, 2015 – Guinta must go: He has violated his trust [Union Leader]
- May 17, 2015 – Guinta apologizes to supporters in statement [Union Leader]
- May 17, 2015 – Frank Guinta says he did nothing wrong [WMUR]
- May 17, 2015 – Guinta ‘apologizes,’ yet insists 2010 loan to campaign was legal [WMUR]
- May 15, 2015 – With support ebbing, N.H. rep. Frank Guinta faces unsettled future [Boston Globe]
- May 15, 2015 – Ayotte calls charges against NH Republican ‘troubling’ [The Hill]
- May 15, 2015 – Ayotte calls Guinta election law violations ‘serious, troubling’ [WMUR]
- May 15, 2015 – Guinta says he signed FEC agreement to put issues behind him [WMUR]
- May 15, 2015 – The subtle art of the newspaper editorial, New Hampshire Union Leader edition [The Washington Post]
- May 15, 2015 – Is Frank Guinta, finally, telling the truth? [The Telegraph]
- May 14, 2015 – Dems flay NH Republican over campaign cash settlement [The Hill]
- May 14, 2015 –Democratic attorney says Guinta may be subject to criminal probe [WMUR]
- May 14, 2015 – Guinta says money was his [Union Leader]
- May 14, 2015 – A settlement amid gridlock, Guinta’s ‘must have been an open-and-shut case’ [Concord Monitor]
- May 14, 2015 – New Hampshire Primary Source: Guinta left himself no wiggle room; can he recover? [WMUR]
- May 14, 2015 – Guinta denies any wrongdoing [Union Leader]
- May 14, 2015 – Investigators: Guinta guilty of taking illegal donations [Fosters]
- May 13, 2015 – After Five Years, FEC Fines Guinta for Illegal Donations [New Hampshire Public Radio]
- May 13, 2015 – Democrats want apology, answers following FEC investigation [WMUR]
- May 13, 2015 – Guinta aggress to pay back $355K in illegal 2010 campaign donations [New Hampshire Public Radio]
- May 13 2015 – Election agency: Guinta took illegal money from parents [Associated Press]
- May 12, 2015 – After FEC investigation, Guinta campaign agrees to pay back $355K [WMUR]