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From Fox News: Former Democratic Congresswoman from Virginia Abigail Spanberger is being accused by her GOP opponent in the upcoming Virginia governor’s race of failing to include her role as a trustee in financial disclosure reports while she was a member of Congress.
The campaign for Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who is aiming to replace incumbent GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin, is calling the incomplete disclosures “a calculated lie,” not an “accident.” But, according to Spanberger’s campaign, the only asset contained in the trust is Spanberger’s personal residence, which is not required to be disclosed.
In 2017, according to local real estate records, Spanberger and her husband updated their will and, as part of that process, transferred ownership of their home into a trust that listed the pair’s kids as the beneficiaries. They bought it for roughly half-a-million dollars, and it is now worth close to one-million.
After opening the trust, Spanberger did not include it in any of her annual financial disclosure reports that are mandated by Congress while serving in the House of Representatives. Nor did she include it in a “Virginia Economic Interest Statement” filed last month.
“Personal residences that do not earn income are not required to be disclosed, so Abigail did not disclose her family’s only home — as doing so would make their home address publicly available,” the Spanberger campaign told Fox News Digital.
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“Abigail Spanberger failed to disclose a $900,000 trust while serving in Congress. If she’s willing to lie about this, why should Virginians be expected to trust her?” Earle-Sears asked.
Abigail Spanberger failed to disclose a $900,000 trust while serving in Congress.
If she’s willing to lie about this, why should Virginians be expected to trust her? https://t.co/xKJmxV7sPL
— Winsome Earle-Sears (@winwithwinsome) April 17, 2025
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