Darrell Issa could solve Republicans’ Duncan Hunter dilemma

Published January 12, 2018 3:08am ET



The same day news broke that a grand jury had issued subpoenas in the criminal investigation of Rep. Duncan Hunter, fellow Californian Republican Rep. Darrell Issa announced his decision not to run for re-election, or more specifically, Issa announced his decision not to run for re-election in his congressional district.

A close reading of that press release reveals that Issa plans to retire. But it does not say anything about leaving Congress completely. The Hill now reports that Issa is considering another run for Congress in California’s 50th Congressional District once he leaves behind the neighboring 49th district.

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