Buttigieg Under IG Investigation

[easyt65]

'The Department of Transportation's (DOT) internal watchdog is opening an audit into Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over his extensive use of private jets, the agency confirmed.'

Green Energy, Bicycle Boy, Palestine Pal Pete has been abusing private jet privileges.

Tsk, Tsk...

Inspector general investigating Pete Buttigieg's extensive private jet travel after Fox News Digital report

The Department of Transportation's internal watchdog is opening an audit into Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over his extensive use of private jets.

www.foxnews.com

 

[GMCGeneral]

Pete Buttlicker being a hypocrite? Say it ain't so.

 

[White 6]

'The Department of Transportation's (DOT) internal watchdog is opening an audit into Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over his extensive use of private jets, the agency confirmed.'

Green Energy, Bicycle Boy, Palestine Pal Pete has been abusing private jet privileges.

Tsk, Tsk...

Inspector general investigating Pete Buttigieg's extensive private jet travel after Fox News Digital report

The Department of Transportation's internal watchdog is opening an audit into Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over his extensive use of private jets.

www.foxnews.com

Good it should be looked into. Doubt it has legs.

 

[Oddball]

His nincompoopery is a liability....They're looking for a way to get shed of him.

 

[playtime]

Buttigieg ‘glad’ for federal audit on his use of government planes​

"Glad this will be reviewed independently so misleading narratives can be put to rest," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tweeted, in response to conservatives that have criticized his flight records.

“Glad this will be reviewed independently so misleading narratives can be put to rest,” Buttigieg tweeted. “Bottom line: I mostly fly on commercial flights, in economy class. And when I do use our agency’s aircraft, it’s usually a situation where doing so saves taxpayer money.” DOT spokesperson Kerry Arndt added that Buttigieg “flies commercially the vast majority of the time.”

The Transportation Department’s inspector general announced on Monday that it will audit his travel; the news was first reported by the Washington Post. The IG probe stems from a Fox News article in December outlining that Buttigieg had used planes owned by the Federal Aviation Administration 18 times since taking office, a practice Buttigieg has defended. A spokesperson at that time told Fox News Digital that 108 of the 126 flights he had taken on official business had been via commercial airplanes.

DOT said in December that the 18 flights Fox News highlighted — to destinations that included Las Vegas, Montreal and Oklahoma — cost taxpayers just under $42,000. The audit was originally requested by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) who has since called for Buttigieg’s resignation over his handling of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Any government official can use the fleet, if they can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the agency’s ethics department that the flights will be more cost-effective than flying commercial, or for security or scheduling reasons. FEMA officials and National Transportation Safety Board accident investigators are typically frequent users of the planes, and it is not unusual for top DOT and FAA officials, as well as the heads of other agencies, to use them when warranted.
Buttigieg ‘glad’ for federal audit on his use of government planes

 

[JGalt]

Contingent on the IG's findings, will they issue him a spanking?

Mayor Pete would probably enjoy that.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

He should be arrested......anyone who misuses their office needs to be locked up....

"In 2017, House Democrats sent a similar letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General following reports the secretary used private jets on multiple occasions."

Rubio Calls for Inspector General Investigation Into Buttigieg’s Private Jet Travel

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is demanding answers following reports U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg used taxpayer-funded private jets to travel domestically and internationally at least 18 different times since taking office. Rubio sent a letter to DOT...

www.rubio.senate.gov

Looks like tit for tat to me...and nothing will come from it just like nothing came from the IG investigation into the guy you Trumpers don't even remember.....

IG Report: Tom Price Wasted $341,000 on Travel While HHS Secretary | National Review

The former HHS secretary has repaid $52,000 of the wasted funds, but it is unclear whether he’ll be legally required to repay the rest.

www.nationalreview.com

By the way, I don't recall a single Trumper in here outraged about Tom Price...so it looks like bullshit to me...as usual

 

[Meister]

His nincompoopery is a liability....

Isn't that a resume builder in the democrat party?

 

[JGalt]

Isn't that a resume builder in the democrat party?

 

[MarathonMike]

'The Department of Transportation's (DOT) internal watchdog is opening an audit into Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over his extensive use of private jets, the agency confirmed.'

Green Energy, Bicycle Boy, Palestine Pal Pete has been abusing private jet privileges.

Tsk, Tsk...

Inspector general investigating Pete Buttigieg's extensive private jet travel after Fox News Digital report

The Department of Transportation's internal watchdog is opening an audit into Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over his extensive use of private jets.

www.foxnews.com

He is also being investigated for impersonating a Transportation Secretary.

 

[skye]

"Pothole Pete is the same person who preaches to us about carpooling...yet he likes flying alone."

 

[JGalt]

He is also being investigated for impersonating a Transportation Secretary.

How could he even be a secretary? He never answers the phone, probably can't type for shit, and would look weird in high heels and a skirt.

 

[easyt65]

Doubt it has legs.

Based on WHAT exactly?

'A Democrat / the 'gay guy' would never do such a thing'?

 

[easyt65]

By the way, I don't recall a single Trumper in here outraged about Tom Price...so it looks like bullshit to me...as usual

Snowflake 'whatabout-ism' to the rescue....

 

[White 6]

Based on WHAT exactly?

'A Democrat / the 'gay guy' would never do such a thing'?

I have seen this claim before on other politicians over the years. Always has to be investigate and goes different ways after investigating government reason for the travel. I have seen it at all levels of government official with legal access to government aircraft, all the way down to National Guard. You just have to wait for the report, not the knowledge that an investigation is opened. Sometimes investigations are opened for political reason and travel is actually government business related. If it turns out no government relation, have at him, as far as I'm concerned. I'm sure the sitting Secretary of Transportation can take care of himself.

 

[easyt65]

I have seen this claim before on other politicians over the years. Always has to be investigate and goes different ways after investigating government reason for the travel. I have seen it at all levels of government official with legal access to government aircraft, all the way down to National Guard. You just have to wait for the report, not the knowledge that an investigation is opened. Sometimes investigations are opened for political reason and travel is actually government business related. If it turns out no government relation, have at him, as far as I'm concerned. I'm sure the sitting Secretary of Transportation can take care of himself.

That's a long-winded way of saying, 'I have nothing to support my belief that Pete did nothing wrong.'

Now I believe nothing will be done even if Pete is found to have abused private jet privileges. 2-Tiered Justice System, after all

 

[Harpy Eagle]

The more things change, the more they stay the same

 

[White 6]

That's a long-winded way of saying, 'I have nothing to support my belief that Pete did nothing wrong.'

Now I believe nothing will be done even if Pete is found to have abused private jet privileges. 2-Tiered Justice System, after all

Not even willing to hear what is turned up? I can wait.

 

[easyt65]

Not even willing to hear what is turned up? I can wait.

Oh, I can't wait, either, but I am not going to proclaim in advance 'its all probably bullshit'. Usually it is what is NOT done to the politicians after they find they are guilty that is bullshit.

 

[White 6]

Oh, I can't wait, either, but I am not going to proclaim in advance 'its all probably bullshit'. Usually it is what is NOT done to the politicians after they find they are guilty that is bullshit.

Got to admit, I've seen that happen also, regardless of party.