California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra has been trying to swat downhis ties to an alleged fraudcase, as he seemingly struggles to answer the questions it poses about his financial stewardship.
Inan interview with KCRApublished Sunday, the former Health and Human Services chief gave a long-winded answer when asked how he would ensure taxpayers wouldn’t be swindled with their money as governor.
The Democratic candidate, who Gavin Newsom’s team reportedly favor, went on at least a minute-long ramble about his track record at HHS and as a state attorney general, but his answer didn’t touch upon fiscal responsibility.
“When it came time to COVID, take a look at how we were able to get those vaccines — 700 million of those vaccines by the time we were able to finish our four years in tenure,” he said. “Never once did we have to ask Americans to pay one penny.”
“Take a look at the work I did to protect our state at a time when Donald Trump was president the first time and was coming at our state,” he added about his time as attorney general.
“If people want to see what I do, how I do it, whether I can be accountable, I’d say, take a look at that record,” he ended his answer with.
Part of his record, however, includes allegations that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff Dana Williamson plotted with lobbyist Greg Campbell and longtime Becerra aide Sean McCluskie to siphon $225,000 from Becerra’s dormant campaign account for personal use between February 2022 and September 2024.
While McCluskie was Becerra’s chief of staff, Williamson — who also worked on Becerra’s 2018 campaign for attorney general — allegedly funneled $10,000 per month.
The funds were routed through multiple business entities and falsely labeled as pay for a “no-show” job that didn’t exist.
She pleaded not guilty, whileCampbell and McCluskie pleaded guilty.
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