Herschel Walker has engulfed himself in scandal.
According to an explosive report by The Daily Beast, emails showed that the former Heisman Trophy winner-turned-politician “solicited hundreds of thousands of dollars for his business from a billionaire donor, with the donor believing he was giving to Walker’s campaign.” Citizens tweeted the note for Ethics.
The report wrote, “When Herschel Walker emailed a representative for billionaire industrialist and longtime family friend Dennis Washington in March 2022, he seemed to be engaging in normal behavior for a political candidate. He was asking for money.
“But unbeknownst to Washington and the billionaire’s staff, Walker’s request was far more out of the ordinary,” they wrote. The report indicates that Walker “was soliciting hundreds of thousands of dollars for his own personal company–a company that he never disclosed on his financial statements.”
BREAKING: Emails show Herschel Walker solicited hundreds of thousands of dollars for his own business from a billionaire donor, with the donor believing he was giving to Walker's campaign. https://t.co/X0yEpXxnQW
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 4, 2023
The stunning report indicated that Herschel Walker “asked Washington to wire $535,200 directly” to HR Talent, LLC, the company the Georgia politician failed to disclose. Washington was unaware that this was anything but a political contribution.
Walker lost the Georgia Senate runoff to Reverend Ralph Warnock. So not only did he face humiliation there, but he may now face further humiliation due to this scandal.
Walker could be facing a mountain of trouble, as the report said, citing legal experts, “The emails suggest exponential violations of federal fundraising rules; in the worst case, they could be an indication of more serious crimes, such as wire fraud.”
Walker’s GOP campaign, of course, was backed by former President Donald Trump.
The audacious Herschel Walker scandal drew significant reactions from around the world.
Republicans just keep doing crime after crime, after crime! https://t.co/MC0RJwtInZ
— Jim Bullock (@bizmoneysource) May 4, 2023
GOP: can't stop criming. https://t.co/f5ZbY8swOm
— Joseph H. Vilas – @jhv@triangletoot.party (@jhvilas) May 4, 2023
Turns out Herschel Walker may not have been the brilliant tactician we thought he was. https://t.co/Lz3XFED5Zn
— 1987 George Harrison Mullet (@adamwestcave) May 4, 2023
wow you would think a former FBI agent would know what wire fraud is 😂 https://t.co/QUSwp7d1GP
— Murph (@TMurph207) May 4, 2023
this is the most brazen wire fraud I've ever heard of a political campaign committing. bruh didn't even try to hide where the money was going https://t.co/Q504aWFcxk
— The New Big (@tinclock) May 4, 2023
not the worst American political candidate in history, but he's got to be a honorable mention https://t.co/HVAW1dXjWC
— Jonesyful (@Jonesyful) May 4, 2023