Sneaky Pete: DOT Obstructing Investigation into Buttigieg's Travel

Matt Margolis : Mar 9, 2023
PJ Media

"The American people are entitled to know the true cost of Buttigieg and his entourage of staffers flying private to destinations that have readily available commercial options." -Caitlin Sutherland, Americans for Public Trust

[PJMedia.com] Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and his advisers have taken 23 flights on government private aircraft since assuming office, but the Department of Transportation (DOT) is refusing to provide details about the taxpayer expenses of those flights, according to a report. (Screengrab image)

"The DOT and the agency's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office both declined to detail how much each flight cost taxpayers over the course of multiple months and in recent weeks," Fox News Digital reports. "The stonewalling comes amid an ongoing inspector general audit of Buttigieg's use of the planes, which are part of a small fleet managed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)."

"It's inexcusable that Secretary Buttigieg's agency is hiding the detailed costs of these taxpayer-funded flights," Caitlin Sutherland, the executive director of watchdog group Americans for Public Trust, told Fox News Digital. "Federal law dictates a timely release of exactly these types of records to the public."

She added, "The American people are entitled to know the true cost of Buttigieg and his entourage of staffers flying private to destinations that have readily available commercial options"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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