The legal team for former Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) wasted no time in filing legal motions Tuesday challenging the legitimacy of the criminal indictment handed up against him in federal court in Richmond, charging him with wire fraud, bank fraud, extortion and conspiracy. 
 
 In trying to paint the ex-governor's actions as unexceptional rather than corrupt, McDonnell's legal team invokes the names of President Barack Obama and former Gov. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), arguing that Obama has traded official appointments for political gifts and that as governor Kaine accepted far more in personal gifts than McDonnell did. 
 
 "The President routinely participates in corporate events which lend credibility to his major benefactors, invites benefactors to events at the White House, allows his photo to be taken with benefactors, and includes benefactors in policy discussions with senior administration officials. Likewise, Governor McDonnell’s predecessor, Governor Kaine, took thousands of dollars in gifts during his time in office, while often taking actions to help those benefactors," McDonnell lawyers John Brownlee and Henry Asbill wrote in a motion filed just hours after McDonnell's indictment (and posted here.) "Politics is replete with examples of major benefactors receiving more substantial government benefits than anything suggested here." 
 
 (WATCH: McDonnell's political career from campaign to indictment) 
 
 The motion goes on to note reports that Obama has appointed numerous donors to various ambassadorships and that he has appeared at the businesses of major donors, as when he visited Jeffrey Katzenberg's Dreamworks SKG studio in Hollywood in November. 
 
 McDonnell's motion, which is billed as a request for grand jury recordings but appears to be a vehicle to quickly rebut the case in the media, goes on to argue that previous Virginia governors have done precisely what he is alleged to have done, but never faced federal charges. 
 
 "Governor McDonnell’s predecessors engaged in indistinguishable conduct, further negating any inference that Governor McDonnell acted with corrupt intent. Virginia law does not limit the amount of gifts that a political official can receive and, in fact, it expressly exempts from criminal prosecution the receipt of gifts with a frequency that gives rise to an appearance of misuse of office. It is consequently routine for Virginia politicians to accept large gifts and donations, and the mere acceptance of such gifts cannot support an inference of corrupt intent," writes McDonnell's legal team, which also accuses prosecutors of seeking to "criminalize democratic politics." 
 
 (Also on POLITICO: McDonnell and wife indicted) 
 
 McDonnell's lawyers also filed a second motion seeking official access evidence that could undercut the case against their client. The motion argues that one event prosecutors view as an official favor for Williams and Star Scientific, an August 2011 lunch at the governor's mansion, was primarily organized by first lady Maureen McDonnell's chief of staff Mary Shea Sutherland. 
 
 "At the same time Ms. Sutherland was organizing the lunch event at the Mansion, she was secretly planning to leave her government employment and return to a job at her former public relations firm, Benedetti & Farris. In anticipation of that move, Ms. Sutherland began seeking to ingratiate herself with Mr. Williams in order to obtain a lucrative consulting contract once she reentered the private sector," McDonnell's lawyers argue in the so-called Brady motion (posted here). "If, as the available evidence suggests, Ms. Sutherland was the driving force behind events that the government has focused upon (such as the Mansion lunch), that is plainly exculpatory." 
 
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 On Tuesday, federal prosecutors dropped an indictment against former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, for their well-documented financial interactions with Jonnie Williams, former head of Star Scientific — preferred dietary supplement provider to the McDonnell administration — and frequent donor to the McDonnell clan. 
 
 You can find the basic facts about the case and the indictment here, but below are some of the scandal’s oddest details that are unlikely to make a reappearance on the campaign trail in 2014 and 2016 — if politicians are paying close attention. 
 
 7. Credit cards 
 
 The growing scandal in Richmond seems to have started because of Bob and Maureen McDonnell’s growing debt as their gubernatorial inauguration approached. In an e-mail to a top aide, the governor’s wife said, “Bob is screaming about the thousands I’m charging up in credit card debt. We are broke, have an unconscionable amount in credit card debt already, and this inaugural is killing us.” They’re not alone, credit cards have made many people do stupid things. 
 
 6. Oscar de la Renta 
 
 Michelle Obama has never worn an Oscar de la Renta dress while first lady, unlike many, many of her predecessors. She’s gotten a bit of flak for it. She has also never been indicted for buying one either, unlike former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell. Michelle Obama may be on to something, especially since other popular political spouses are on the anti-Oscar de la Renta train too. When in doubt, it is probably best to avoid spending much of your campaign funds on clothes or haircuts. 
 
 5. Outsourcing jobs of laid-off lab rats to state employees 
 
 Last year’s sequester cuts left the National Institute of Health with hundreds of millions fewer dollars to work with, ever after the 2014 budget was finalized this month. That means about 640 fewer research grants to award annually. Using Virginia government employees as a "as a control group for research studies” — i.e. testers for Star Scientific’s tobacco-derived anti-inflammatory drug — does not seem like a viable alternative, but Jonnie Williams was trying to convince Virginia’s first family that it was a great idea (page 19) while subsidizing their new clothes and free-range chicken. However, the FDA has already done some tests, despite the funding drop, and found that evidence for the efficacy of such drugs is quite slim. Williams has been known to fabricate university endorsements for previous medical investments. Williams stepped down as Star Scientific’s head as the McDonnell scandal ballooned; his unorthodox experiments — like his patented tractor-trailer-sized microwaves — seemed to have vacated the board, too. 
 
 4. The political patron 
 
 Thanks to the Obama administration’s campaign-finance-rule finessing, it’s going to be a lot harder for donors to funnel money into tax-exempt 501(c)4s. No, the elections after 2014 will increasingly feature campaigns with diversified donor accounts, as organizations will need to spread their resources ever thinner or face the FEC and IRS’s wrath, at least until a new loophole emerges from the ether. That means “super salesman” like Jonnie Williams, hawking wares and seeking campaign promises, won't be rare, but they might not be quite as effective or loud. 
 
 3. Texting 
 
 Four days ago, NPR reported that texting is on the decline in the United Kingdom. It is having a moment as a way of catching politicians and their staffers breaking bad. After the incriminating messages sent by the Chris Christie administration and Bob McDonnell’s quick text asking for a $20,000 loan from Williams (and let’s not forget the ur-text of the text scandal, courtesy of Anthony Weiner), however, it’s not hard to imagine that the next scandal will be uncovered via chats of the g or snap variety (watch out early adopters). 
 
 2. Governors 
 
 We're only three weeks into January, and governors are already collectively fighting for the chance to be called the country’s biggest losers. Christie’s staff performed their already mentioned and very convincing smartphone adaptation of HBO’s classic New Jersey drama and left his 2016 polling numbers dropping with only 20-odd months left to go until Election Day. New York governor Andrew Cuomo accused his attorney general of wearing guyliner ... 
 
 1. Specifically, Bob McDonnell 
 
 ... And Bob McDonnell got in very deep debt and let a dissolvable tobacco-health supplement salesman buy him Rolexes. In those early days of pregaming the 2016 election, before the 2012 presidential campaign was finished, much of the Internet had already greenlit Bob McDonnell as the Next Big Thing. Esquire’s executive editor Mark Warren said on Aug. 28, 2012, that “it has become a trope that Virginia's decision to limit any governor to just one term will forever prevent Richmond from making another president. But Bob McDonnell, with his grating ease, just might be the governor who tests that theory.” A Politico article in August 2011 floated the possibility of McDonnell running down the line. (The article also mentions that former Republican National Committee chair Ed Gillespie thought “voters now think of McDonnell when they think of Virginia Republicans,” something he’s probably betting against now that he’d like said voters to elect him — especially since McDonnell’s brand of Republicanism failed to do wonders for Ken Cuccinelli, although having "the personality of a stone," as McDonnell’s former chef and scandal linchpin alleged, may not have helped either.) 

 Ferraris, Rolexes And A Shopping Spree: Inside The Extravagant Life Of Bob McDonnell And His Wife 
 
 Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, liked to live large. 
 
 The couple was indicted in a federal court on Tuesday on federal corruption charges for allegedly illegally accepting dozens of expensive gifts and donations from a wealthy friend. The indictment alleges that the McDonnells used the governor's position to try to help Jonnie Williams, the CEO of dietary supplement company Star Scientific, in exchange for lavish gifts and donations. The former governor, who left office earlier this month, maintains he did nothing illegal in his interactions with Williams. 
 
 Many of the indictment's most shocking details focus on the activities of former Virginia First Lady Maureen McDonnell, who had Williams take her on a nearly $20,000 shopping spree and even asked him to purchase a Rolex watch for her husband. 
 
 Here are five of the most eye-popping details from the 43-page indictment: 
 
 The indictment says "JW" (also known as Jonnie Williams) offered to buy Maureen McDonnell an Oscar de la Renta dress for her husband's inauguration. After one of Bob McDonnell's senior staffers objected, Mrs. McDonnell sent the following e-mail to the aide complaining about her family's financial woes: 
 
 "I need to talk to you about Inaugural clothing budget. I need answers and Bob is screaming about the thousands I'm charging up in credit card debt. We are broke, have an unconscionable amount in credit card debt already, and this Inaugural is killing us!! I need answers and I need help, and I need to get this done." 
 
 The indictment says Maureen McDonnell told Williams she could not accept the dress, but she would take him up on a "rain check." Over a year later, Williams took Maureen McDonnell on a New York City shopping spree where he "spent approximately $10,999 at Oscar de la Renta, approximately $5,685 at Louis Vuitton, and approximately $2,604 at Bergdorf Goodman," according to the indictment. The night of the dinner, Williams was seated next to Gov. McDonnell at a dinner in New York. 
 
 In late July 2011, the McDonnell family spent time at Jonnie Williams' vacation home on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. Before the trip, Maureen McDonnell called Williams "to ask whether JW's Ferrari would be at the house" for her husband to drive, the indictment reads. Williams had a Star Scientific employee drive the Ferrarri from Richmond to Smith Mountain Lake. 
 
 Days later, "MAUREEN MCDONNELL sent an email to JW that contained no text but had an attached picture of ROBERT MCDONNELL driving JW's Ferrari," the indictment says. 
 
 In August of 2011, Maureen McDonnell asked Williams to purchase a Rolex watch, bearing the engraving '71 st Governor of Virginia' on the back, for her husband. 
 
 "MAUREEN MCDONNELL told JW that she wanted JW to buy a Rolex for ROBERT MCDONNELL. JW subsequently bought a Rolex for ROBERT MCDONNELL," the indictment reads. 
 
 Maureen McDonnell later gave the watch to her husband as a Christmas gift. 
 
 In May 2011, Maureen McDonnell asked Williams for a $50,000 loan while also telling him that she could help his company. She also informed him that the couple needed additional money to pay for the catering at their daughter's wedding. 
 
 "MAUREEN MCDONNELL informed JW that she and ROBERT MCDONNELL were having severe financial difficulties. MAUREEN MCDONNELL asked JW for a $50,000 loan. MAUREEN MCDONNELL also told JW that she could help Star Scientific but that she needed JW's financial assistance," the indictment says. 
 
 Later that month, Williams wrote the couple a check for a $50,000 loan and a $15,000 check labeled as a "wedding gift." When Maureen McDonnell deposited the $50,000 check in her personal bank account, the prior account balance was $4,798. 
 
 If convicted, the couple will have to turn over the following items to the federal government, according to the indictment: 
 
 The sum of not less than $140,805.46; 
 
 Black Rebecca Minkoff shoes; 
 
 Black Louis Vuitton shoes; 
 
 White Louis Vuitton shoes; 
 
 Cream Louis Vuitton purse; 
 
 Cream Louis Vuitton wallet; 
 
 Silver Rolex Watch engraved with "71s1 Governor of Virginia"; 
 
 Yellow Peter Som dress; 
 
 Blue Armani jacket and two matching dresses; 
 
 Two Gold Oscar de la Renta dresses; 
 
 Black Louis Vuitton rain coat; 
 
 Gold Oscar de le Renta sweater; 
 
 One pair of Amelia Rose earrings; 
 
 One Gear sweatshirt; 
 
 Two pairs of Foot Joy golf shoes; 
 
 One button-down Ralph Lauren shirt; 
 
 One white Peter Millar golf shirt; 
 
 One baby blue striped Peter Millar golf shirt; 
 
 One royal blue Peter Millar golf shirt; 
 
 One aqua Fairway Greene Tech golf shirt; 
 
 One white striped Ralph Lauren golf shirt; 
 
 One Ping University of Virginia golf bag; 
 
 One Ping Kinloch golf bag; 
 
 One Sun Mountain Notre Dame golf bag; 
 
 Two sets of golf clubs; 
 
 One Heather Mackenzie water color and frame; 
 
 Two iPhones; and 
 
 30 boxes of Anatabloc® 

 If the prosecutors' case in United States v. Robert F. McDonnell and Maureen G. McDonnell is correct, the corrupt acts of the 71st governor of Virginia and his wife had their beginning even before Bob McDonnell took the oath of office. Virginia's new First Couple allegedly hoped to start cashing in before they officially became the First Couple. 
 
 News reports give readers the basic outline of the prosecution, but one has to read the indictment itself -- it's just 43 pages -- to grasp the full extent of the McDonnells' alleged corruption. The gist of the case is that the governor and his wife, in debt and constantly worried about money, cultivated a "friendship" with Virginia pharmaceutical entrepreneur Jonnie Williams and almost immediately began asking him for money and gifts, at the same time holding out hope that the governor would help Williams' company, Star Scientific, win clinical trials for its main product, an anti-inflammatory diet supplement that Williams believed had the potential to treat all sorts of ailments. 
 
 McDonnell, who had been the attorney general of Virginia, was elected governor on Nov. 3, 2009. His victory was a huge bright spot for a Republican Party that had taken a beating in the 2008 elections and had no power in the face of President Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress. He was inaugurated on Jan. 16, 2010. 
 
 During the campaign, in March 2009, according to the indictment, Attorney General McDonnell's staff approached Williams — who is referred to throughout the indictment as "JW" — about McDonnell using Williams' private jet in the campaign. "Prior to this time," the indictment says, "McDonnell and JW had never met, and they had no personal or professional relationship." 
 
 According to the indictment, the two met briefly during the campaign but were basically strangers when McDonnell was elected governor. Then, in December 2009, when McDonnell was governor-elect, Williams asked to meet with McDonnell at an event at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York. At the meeting, Maureen McDonnell allegedly asked Williams for help buying a dress for the upcoming inauguration. Williams said yes. According to the indictment, Maureen McDonnell later told one of her husband's senior staffers, identified only as "JE," that Williams "had agreed to purchase a designer dress by Oscar de la Renta … for the inauguration." 
 
 Remember — Bob McDonnell was not even governor yet, and his wife allegedly was already asking for favors. When JE, the staffer, expressed reservations about the idea, finally telling Mrs. McDonnell that it was "inappropriate and should not be done," the soon-to-be first lady backed off, but was angry at her husband's staff. Not long later, she sent JE an email, which is included in the indictment: 
 
 I need to talk to you about Inaugural clothing budget. I need answers and Bob is screaming about the thousands I'm charging up in credit card debt. We are broke, have an unconscionable amount in credit card debt already, and this Inaugural is killing us!! I need answers and I need help, and I need to get this done. 
 
 In the end, Mrs. McDonnell did not accept the dress from Williams but allegedly said she would take a "rain check." 
 
 From there it was off to the races. In October 2010, Williams let McDonnell use his plane for a political trip to California. In the spring of 2011, according to the indictment, Mrs. McDonnell decided to collect on the "rain check." From the indictment: 
 
 On or about April 11, 2011, MAUREEN MCDONNELL contacted JW and requested that he take her shopping in New York City for the designer dress by Oscar de la Renta. MAUREEN MCDONNELL explained that she and ROBERT MCDONNELL were attending a political event at the Union League Club in New York City on April 13, 2011, and that she would ensure that JW was seated next to ROBERT MCDONNELL at the event. JW agreed to pay for the shopping trip. 
 
 On or about April 13, 2011, JW accompanied MAUREEN MCDONNELL to several luxury stores in New York City, including Oscar de la Renta, Louis Vuitton, and Bergdorf Goodman. MAUREEN MCDONNELL informed JW that she needed dresses and accessories for her daughter's upcoming wedding and for her and ROBERT MCDONNELL'S upcoming anniversary party. JW paid for the entire luxury shopping trip for MAUREEN MCDONNELL and spent approximately $10,999 at Oscar de la Renta, approximately $5,685 at Louis Vuitton, and approximately $2,604 at Bergdorf Goodman. As promised by MAUREEN MCDONNELL, JW was seated next to ROBERT MCDONNELL at the Union League Club event later that evening. 
 
 According to the indictment, Williams used his time near the governor to tout his company's products -- something called CigRx, to help people stop smoking, and an anti-inflammatory called Anatabloc. Williams wanted a scientific seal of approval attesting to his products' effectiveness, and the idea was for McDonnell to push one of the universities in the Virginia system to do a clinical study. 
 
 The next month, according to the indictment, Maureen McDonnell had a heart-to-heart with Williams, confessing to him that that family was in deep financial trouble. They had rental properties in Virginia Beach that weren't doing well in the economic downturn and were draining their bank account, plus plenty of other expenses they couldn't cover. She asked for a $50,000 loan. According to the indictment, she "told JW that she could help Star Scientific but that she needed JW's financial assistance." At the same meeting, Mrs. McDonnell allegedly asked Williams for another $15,000 to cover expenses for her daughter's upcoming wedding. 
 
 Williams later talked directly to the governor about the couple's financial problems, and agreed to loan the money — no paperwork involved. At the same time, according to the indictment, McDonnell starting bugging Virginia state health officials to take a look at Star Scientific's products. 
 
 According to prosecutors, the McDonnells started withdrawing from the Williams piggy bank in ways large and small. In May 2011, the governor took his sons to play at an exclusive golf course called Kinloch. Williams wasn't there, but the McDonnells charged it all to him: "approximately $1,200 in greens fees, $500 in caddie fees, $410 in merchandise at the pro shop, and $270 in food and beverages," according to the indictment — a total of $2,380. 
 
 In July 2011, the McDonnell family spent a few days at Williams' lavish home at Virginia's Smith Mountain Lake. This is a brief look at what happened, again from the indictment: 
 
 MAUREEN MCDONNELL had previously called JW to ask whether JW's Ferrari would be at the house for ROBERT MCDONNELL'S use. JW arranged to have a Star Scientific employee transport the Ferrari from Richmond to his Smith Mountain Lake house so that the defendants could use the Ferrari during their vacation. In addition, JW rented a boat specifically for the defendants' use during the vacation. On or about July 31, 2011, at approximately 7:47 p.m., MAUREEN MCDONNELL sent an email to JW that contained no text but had an attached picture of ROBERT MCDONNELL driving JW's Ferrari. 
 
 A day or two later, Maureen McDonnell allegedly met with Williams and noticed Williams was wearing a Rolex watch. She said she wanted to get one for her husband — would Williams mind buying it? She also wanted it engraved, with "71st Governor of Virginia" on the back. Williams bought the watch. In the next month, August 2011, the McDonnell men had three more pricey golf outings at Kinloch, all charged to Williams. 
 
 In February 2012, according to the indictment, McDonnell needed — and received — another infusion of $50,000 from Williams to keep the rental properties afloat. In May 2012, Williams sent another $20,000. 
 
 Williams also paid for a trip to a Cape Cod resort for the McDonnells. And there was also lots of small stuff at home, according to the indictment: 
 
 From in or about November 2012 through in or about March 2013, the defendants obtained yard work and other miscellaneous home repairs at their personal residence from one of JW's brothers. Those services included the installation of a hot tub cover that JW purchased for the defendants and work to re-stain the defendants' deck at their personal residence. 
 
 In January 2013, according to the indictment, Maureen McDonnell called Williams' assistant and asked that Williams buy airline tickets for two of the McDonnells' daughters to go to a bachelorette party in Savannah, Ga. Williams bought the tickets. 
 
 What did Williams get in return for all his money? According to the indictment, McDonnell allegedly used his influence to hold events related to Williams' products, to try to jump-start clinical trials, to connect Williams with state health officials. Things went so far that at times, it seemed as if the governor of Virginia was a pitchman in a diet supplement infomercial. From the indictment: 
 
 On or about March 21, 2012, ROBERT MCDONNELL met with the Virginia Secretary of Administration to discuss the Virginia state employee health plan and ways to reduce healthcare costs in Virginia. During the meeting, ROBERT MCDONNELL pulled some Anatabloc out of his pocket and told the Secretary of Administration and one of her staff members that Anatabloc had beneficial health effects, that he personally took Anatabloc, and that it was working well for him. ROBERT MCDONNELL asked the Secretary of Administration and her staff member to reach out to the "Anatabloc people" and meet with them to discuss Anatabloc. 
 
 There are plenty of other allegations in the indictment, most importantly Star Scientific stock transactions that prosecutors say the McDonnells tried to hide from state disclosure requirements. But the heart of the case is the McDonnells' unending requests for more money, more merchandise, more everything from Williams. 
 
 A former governor can make a lot of money. He can cash in on the influence he still has after leaving the statehouse. But if the indictment is correct, the McDonnells, in debt and wanting to drive Ferraris and wear Rolexes and play golf at swanky courses, couldn't wait, even four years, for the payoff. And that is the story of United States v. Robert F. McDonnell and Maureen G. McDonnell. 
 
 Read the full indictment below. 

 As a gift scandal slowly ensnared Virginia GOP Gov. Bob McDonnell and first lady Maureen McDonnell last year, it was hard not to dwell on a basic question about the commonwealth’s top political couple: 
 
 What were they thinking? 
 
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 Now, a 43-page federal indictment offers an extraordinary version of an answer. Text messages, emails and accounts of in-person conversations dating to 2009 depict a family that publicly appeared savvy about how it asserted the power of the governor’s mansion but privately was wracked by money fears and preoccupied with status symbols. 
 
 Maureen McDonnell’s anxieties are laid bare early. According to prosecutors, it was a month before her husband’s 2010 inauguration — a typically showy affair — when she emailed a senior aide to her husband about what she was going to wear. 
 
 (WATCH: McDonnell's political career from campaign to indictment) 
 
 “I need to talk to you about Inaugural clothing budget,” she wrote in an email, according to prosecutors. “I need answers and Bob is screaming about the thousands I’m charging up in credit card debt. We are broke, have an unconscionable amount in credit card debt already, and this Inaugural is killing us!! I need answers and I need help, and I need to get this done.” 
 
 It’s a rare display of the human vulnerabilities present even in the upper echelons of politics, where Bob McDonnell was expected to have a long career until he was beset by accusations that he and his wife improperly accepted gifts from a businessman peddling dietary-supplement products, including one called Anatabloc, to the state for research. 
 
 And if the case holds up, the document is a staggering diagram of the temptations to which politicians and their inner circles can succumb. 
 
 The indictment portrays the McDonnells largely operating on parallel tracks in their dealings with Williams — with Maureen doing most of the gift-seeking, and Bob helping to raise the company’s profile within state government. 
 
 (PHOTOS: Bob McDonnell’s career) 
 
 McDonnell has apologized for embarrassing the state over the affair, and the couple has repaid more than $120,000 in loans from Williams in total. The ex-governor has maintained that he didn’t break the law. 
 
 “I repeat emphatically that I did nothing illegal for Mr. Williams in exchange for what I believed was his personal generosity and friendship,” McDonnell said in a statement Tuesday. “We did not violate the law, and I will use every available resource and advocate I have for as long as it takes to fight these false allegations, and to prevail against this unjust overreach of the federal government.” 
 
 Maureen McDonnell didn’t accept an inuagural gown from the businessman in question, Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams. She took a “rain check” because of the aide’s concerns, the indictment says. 
 
 (Earlier on POLITICO: McDonnell decries ‘unjust overreach’) 
 
 The governor and Williams are said to have had their first discussion about the company’s products in 2010, one of several described in the indictment. McDonnell would go on to arrange an introduction to the state secretary of health, speak at a Star Scientific product dinner and privately discuss his family’s financial struggles with Williams, prosecutors allege. 
 
 By April 2011, Maureen McDonnell and Williams were hitting Oscar de la Renta, Louis Vuitton and Bergdorf Goodman in New York on Williams’s dime. At a political event on the night of the spree, Maureen McDonnell made good on her promise to seat Williams next to her husband.
– Before Bob McDonnell was even in office, he and his wife were looking to then-Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams for gifts, according to the 43-page indictment against the couple. The document reveals that the couple had financial anxieties that may have driven their alleged graft, Politico reports. Weeks before McDonnell's inauguration, Maureen McDonnell emailed a senior aide fretting about how she'd afford a dress. "Bob is screaming about the thousands I'm charging up in credit card debt," she wrote. "We are broke, have an unconscionable amount of credit card debt already, and this inaugural is killing us!" Williams offered to buy Maureen an Oscar de la Renta dress for the occasion. Maureen ultimately said she'd take a "rain check"—which she later cashed in with a massive New York City shopping spree. Williams allegedly paid for the entire trip, spending $10,999 at Oscar de la Renta, $5,685 at Louis Vuitton, and $2,604 at Bergdorf Goodman. Other gifts included: A $6,500 Rolex engraved with the words, "71st Governor of Virginia," which Maureen wanted to give McDonnell. A vacation at Williams' lake house, during which they were given use of his Ferrari. Maureen allegedly sent Williams an email containing nothing but a picture of Bob driving the car. Various loans and cash infusions—so far, they've already paid back more than $120,000 worth. A trip to a Cape Cod resort. Tickets for the McDonnells' daughters to go to a bachelorette party in Savannah, Ga. ABC has a full list of goods the government wants the pair to return. Maureen generally solicited the gifts, while Bob used his influence to peddle Williams' products. He tried to push clinical trials for some, and to connect Williams with state health officials, according to the Washington Examiner, at times spouting infomercial-esque endorsements of Anatabloc. Williams even tried to convince McDonnell to pitch using Virginia employees as a test group for the drug, the Washington Post observes. McDonnell has denied all wrongdoing, and his lawyers today filed motions arguing that his behavior wasn't unusual. His predecessor, Tim Kaine, "took thousands of dollars in gifts during his time in office, while often taking actions to help those benefactors," it argues.