Indicted Republican congressmen win re-election in New York and California
California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter and New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins, both indicted in August on unrelated charges, won their re-election battles Tuesday night, CNN projects.
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They were the first two members of Congress to support then-candidate Donald Trump.
Hunter was indicted on a series of charges including using campaign funds for personal use and counts of wire fraud, falsifying records, campaign finance violations and conspiracy. Hunter has pleaded not guilty.
Collins was charged with 13 counts of securities fraud, wire fraud and making false statements related to an alleged insider trading scheme. Collins has called the charges "meritless" and also pleaded not guilty
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