resigning after reports about his spending habits, including dropping 40 grand to decorate his capitol hill office in downton+cvmñ abbey style and more important live this investigation suggests he build for a lot of miles he didn t drive. a law enforcement source says the feds are looking into whether the illinois congressman committed any crimes. a reporter with politico asked the congressman if he had broken any laws and his response was certainly hope not. aids say the congressman covered the cost of his office rein know vacation and repaid tens of thousands of dollars in mileage reimbursement for driverring he did not do but the congress is under fire for his exotic travel and the personal photographer he hired to post pictures like these on instagram, and questions about who paid for the travel and whether the trips were reported as required. according to the recording of politico, one expense record labeled software was actually a chartered jet on which he rode to she the chica
always great to talk to you. thank you so much. likewise, thank you. on a much lighter note but congressman aaron shock could be in for a shocking amount of trouble. for a lot more than his downton abby office and a lot more than this photograph around the world and his photos and his jets and his this do and all of his miles charged to the government that apparently did not exist. now there s word of a criminal investigation and we have the details. plus the white house lashing out at the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. why it says word does matter. why you can t say one day that you are you want to have no part of a two-state solution and then come right back after the election is over and say something completely different. completely different. coming up from the fox news channel as we approach the bottom of the hour and top of the news.
music resumes [announcer] purina pro plan s bioavailable formulas deliver optimal nutrient absorption. [whistle] purina pro plan. nutrition that performs. half past the hour and there s word the justice department is now investigating congressman aaron shock. this week he announced he is
was that an oprah moment yet nothing was free? that s what it seemed like. you want to know if it was sponsored or not. that i do. this is first look on nbc. way too early starts right now. illinois congressman and doog gi houser want to be aaron shock famous for his downton abbey style office has come to decision. congressman aaron shock is resigning from congress. really? the constant scandal questions are too much of a distraction for you. not the zip lining through a
with the president and now this promises to make a difficult relationship even more contention. thank you. we re going to see what s going to happen there. it s going to be a tough two years for the president and netanyahu. going from israel to politics at home. we haven t heard from aaron shock from his resignation but his father had a lot to say about the congressman and the law. he acknowledged there were problems surrounding the republican s expense reportering but defended his son. i know it s a law. so yeah he broke the law. if they re going to convict him on paperwork, they re going to convict him, and that s their privilege. if it s the law and he broke the law and they want to convict him on that fine but he has done a lot of good in his life.