George Whitesides
Role at the time: U.S. representative from California
Condemned
Statement summary
George Whitesides joins a letter alleging that the Trump ads misuse public funds and requesting GAO and OSC investigations.
“These ads constitute an illegal use of taxpayer funds”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Raskin and Whitesides request investigations of taxpayer-funded Trump adsPages 1-3: legal allegations; page 4: investigation requests and signatures
The September 30 letter asks GAO and OSC to investigate the spending and alleged legal violations. The lawmakers published it on October 1.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The co-signed letter condemns public payment for the ads and seeks accountability.