Jim Bob Duggar insists he will not ‘shrink away’ from politics over ‘problems’ amid son Josh’s child pornography scandal

COUNTING On alum Jim Bob Duggar insisted he refuses to “shrink away” from politics despite his “family problems.”

His son Josh, who just welcomed his seventh child with wife Anna, was arrested earlier this year on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography.

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Last month, Jim Bob announced announced his candidacy for Arkansas State Senate District 7 seat, according to Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

Now, the father of 19 revealed he won’t be backing down or staying silent in his fight for the seat and will be pushing through “crises” his family’s dealing with.

In his new blog post, Jim Bob slammed “cancel culture” after his son Josh‘s arrest and said he refuses to let it stop him.

He wrote: “Like so many other families, we too have faced crises, difficulties, and heartbreak.”

“…They say because our family has faced problems we should shrink away—this is why they are often so relentlessly unkind, but we cannot sit on the sidelines during a time when one of America’s most important battles is taking place.

“We are devoted to doing our part and making a difference for our children and grandchildren.”

Jim Bob and wife Michelle appeared on a billboard in their home state of Arkansas to promote his senatorial run.

The family patriarch was slammed for asking for donations amid his run for state senate.

Though his show Counting On has been canceled, the 56-year-old devoutly religious reality star is reportedly worth $3.5 million, so the request for money had left critics puzzled.

Fans blasted the TV star on Reddit, accusing the aspiring politician of having no policies and “just grifting for donations.”

The political run came as a shock to fans as the family is currently awaiting their eldest son Josh’s trial for his April arrest for receiving and possessing child pornography. 

Recently, Josh, 33, missed the deadline to accept a plea deal before the November 30 trial in his case.

According to the Pretrial Scheduling Order, Josh had until October 18th to accept a plea agreement and change his non-guilty plea. 

The Sun can exclusively reveal no change of plea has been filed as of October 19th.

Jim Bob’s son could be facing up to 20 years behind bars if found guilty.

In early October, The Sun exclusively revealed that the father of seven will be ordered to provide an alibi and witnesses in order to support his defense.

Prosecutors are requesting the court order Josh to provide “any intended alibi defense and that such notice include each specific place where the Defendant claims to have been at the time of the alleged offense.”

The government has asked in the court documents for his alibi “on or about May 14, 2019, through May 16, 2019, between approximately 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day at Wholesale Motors in Tontitown, Arkansas.”

They have also requested “the name, address and telephone number of each alibi witness on whom the Defendant intends to rely.”

The court requests followed Josh’s motion to have the case dismissed, which was denied by the judge.

His wife Anna just gave birth to their seventh child, a baby girl named Madyson Lily.

The busy mother shared the news with a post on social media as they celebrated the arrival of their newest addition on October 23.

The TV personality captioned her shot: “Meet little Madyson Lily Duggar,” with a pink heart emoji.

Anna also re-shared the image to her stories, where she revealed that the baby was born at 2:39 am and weighed seven pounds and nine ounces.

The Sun previously reported that Anna is “convinced he will soon be free and able to raise his kids.” 

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Social Media – Refer to SourceThe Counting On alum said his family has been having ‘crises’ and ‘problems’ but he refuses to let that stop him[/caption]