Itโs been revealed that Shaun Kingโs political action committee dished out more than $40k to a California breeder for a guard dog. Anytime I hear the words Shaun King and money I shudderโbut thatโs neither here nor there. However, the dog was allegedly returned because it had โtoo much energy,โ according to a document that surfaced Monday.
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Federal Election Commission Records revealed that the Grassroots Law PAC paid Potrero Performance Dogs several times and one included a $10,000 โcontractor depositโ on Dec. 6. Just months later, the PAC paid Potrero again but this time in the amount of $30,650.
King shared on Facebook that he acquired a mastiff named โMarzโ which he called a โnew member of the King family,โ the Washington Free Beacon reported. The post can no longer be viewed publicly, but it also stated that โMarzโ would serve double-duty providing โalertness and protectionโ and as a pet.
However, Potreroโs Instagram page reportedly revealed the dog at an American Kennel Club competition where the breeder shared โheโs got a little too much energy to be a family dog so he came back.โ Apparently, the money that Grassroots Law PAC apparently spent on โMarzโ is almost equivalent to the $56,000 in contributions it made to non-federal political candidates in 2021.
King has been called out for years due to his schemes to make money. Samaria Rice, the mother of 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was killed by police in Ohio, said King โrobbedโ her by having unsanctioned fundraisers in her childโs name. DeRay Mckesson has also accused King of fraud.
The Root has previously reported Kingโs May clothing franchise debacle, where patrons said they never received the pricey merchandise they ordered from his site. King has not responded to reports about his pooch, but this is definitely on brand for him.
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