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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Crisnel Longino

California AG Rob Bonta Under Fire Over $468K Legal Bill After FBI Raids His Top Donors Who Gave Him $155K

California AG Rob Bonta faces scrutiny over $468,228 in campaign-funded legal fees after FBI raids involving major donors who gave him $155,000 (Credit: Attorney General Rob Bonta Official Website)

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is facing renewed scrutiny over a staggering $468,228 (£346,430) campaign-funded legal bill that emerged after federal investigators raided major political donors who had given his campaigns more than $155,000 (£114,680).

The spending has fuelled questions over why California's top prosecutor needed such an expensive legal team while assisting an FBI investigation into an alleged Oakland corruption scheme, even though Bonta has not been charged and says he was cooperating as a witness.

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