Chris Murphy
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Connecticut; ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee
Condemned
Statement summary
Chris Murphy and Patty Murray demand an end to the advertising and repayment to taxpayers. Their letter asks who approved the spending and whether counsel or ethics officials reviewed it.
“These ads need to immediately come off the air, taxpayers need to be paid back for this theft, and everyone responsible needs to be held accountable for this corrupt and illegal propaganda.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Murray and Murphy demand answers about DHS-funded Trump adsPages 1-3; opening criticism, spending figures, six questions and signatures
Patty Murray and Chris Murphy request spending records, contracts and legal advice from DHS and demand that the ads stop.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The conduct under scrutiny is federal funding for Trump-promoting ads. Murphy condemns that use of public money and seeks accountability.