Former Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell now finds herself facing a lawsuit for allegedly using $20,000 in campaign donations on utility payments and rent of a townhouse where she lived during her campaign in 2010.
On Tuesday O’Donnell, whose 2010 “I am not a witch” campaign ad is credited with sinking her campaign, called the lawsuit “intimidation and bullying” according to Bloomberg Politics.
In a Facebook post responding to the lawsuit O’Donnell on Tuesday said the lawsuit was just another example of abuse of power.
The FEC accuses O’Donnell of violating campaign finance rules.
“O’Donnell allegedly reimbursed Friends of Christine O’Donnell for a small portion of the costs for the townhouse, but the use of campaign funds for rent or utility payments for any part of a federal candidate’s personal residence constitutes unlawful personal use,” the FEC said in its complaint.
As the International Business Times notes, the lower part of the townhouse was used for campaign operations and O’Donnell lived upstairs during the campaign.
“Over the past year, evidence has emerged that the federal government has no problem abusing its power for political purposes,” O’Donnell wrote. “Just two days ago, former CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson filed a $35 million lawsuit against the Justice Department for illegal surveillance; she is claiming the Obama administration hacked her computers while she was reporting about various Obama administration scandals.”
