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Home Front: Politix
Rep. Trey Gowdy now concentrating on Ben Carson's office furniture
2018-03-01
[Right Scoop] After saying he’s not going to run for re-election, it appears that Trey Gowdy entered the IDGAF stage of his career as he opens an investigation into Ben Carson.

The press has been relishing reports that Carson might have overspent in his position as HUD secretary, and now Gowdy is going to look into it:

House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) on Wednesday sent a request to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson for information related to his purchase of a $31,000 dining set for his office.

Gowdy’s request, which featured three categories of documents related to Carson’s expensive taxpayer-funded redesign, was issued "to help the [Oversight] Committee determine whether HUD adhered to the applicable spending limitations while redecorating your office."

In addition to the revelation of the dining set, which was purchased last December while HUD cut their homeless assistance budget, The Guardian reported that Carson intends to spend an additional $165,000 on a "lounge set" for his office.

You can read the five page letter to Carson from Gowdy here.

Well there you go. Apparently HUD secretary work isn’t brain surgery ‐ it’s much harder!
Posted by:Besoeker

#10  ben is a rich surgeon, make him pay for his shit
Posted by: 746   2018-03-01 21:37  

#9  Without a DoJ to followup they're all beards for the Democrats.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-03-01 20:52  

#8  Add Darrell Issa, to the all talk no action list.
Posted by: Betty Hatfield5124   2018-03-01 20:44  

#7  Latest is that the dining set has been cancelled.

Oh, to have been in his office when the call came in to Mr. Carson....
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2018-03-01 19:34  

#6  Gowdy and Chaffetz. Buffoons. Add Gomert to that list. Big talk. Nothing else...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-03-01 18:14  

#5  Used to love this guy, then it occurred to me. For all Gowdy's investigation rants he never called for obvious criminal charges to be filed.

Toothless and Trey. So hey, go after Ben as the door hits your ass on the way out.
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-03-01 17:54  

#4  Hey Richard, have you purchased any high quality, solid wood furniture lately? The prices are astronomical.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-03-01 15:32  

#3  If Ben Carson really did spend the amount suggested he's a tone deaf fool.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-03-01 13:08  

#2  HA HA Ha!! This article is a joke, right?? How out of control is Congressional spending? They must be investgatong how he got the couch so cheap?
Posted by: Omeger Gray6606   2018-03-01 09:56  

#1  See HUD's $31,000 mahogany dining set
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-03-01 08:37  

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