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Showing Original Post only (View all)Air Force leaders order probe of Trump resort stays [View all]
BREAKING: The US Air Force has ordered a sweeping review of its use of Trump resorts for overnight crew accommodations. It comes as POLITICO uncovers yet another overnight stay at Turnberry by at least a dozen USAF crew members in September 2018.
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Air Force leaders order probe of Trump resort stays
Stopovers at Scotland airport have tripled since 2015 and overnight stays in the area are up five-fold.
By BRYAN BENDER and NATASHA BERTRAND 09/08/2019 09:44 PM EDT Updated 09/08/2019 09:57 PM EDT
The U.S. Air Force has ordered a world-wide review of how it chooses overnight accommodations on long flights following revelations that air crews had occasionally stayed at President Donald Trump's Scotland resort while refueling at a small commercial airport nearby.
The review comes as additional instances of military personnel staying at Trump properties have been uncovered. The C-17 crews overnight stay at Trumps Turnberry resort in Scotland earlier this year, first reported by POLITICO on Friday, was not an isolated incident.
In September 2018, on its way back to the U.S. from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a unit of the Maine Air National Guard landed at Prestwick Airport, the airport closest to Trumps luxury waterfront resort. The crew and their passengers then spent the night at his hotel, according to one person who was present, an Instagram post and a voucher detailing the crews itinerary reviewed by POLITICO.
The Air Force did not immediately respond to questions about that September stay, but Air Force Brig. Gen. Ed Thomas, the chief spokesman, told POLITICO in a statement that initial reviews indicate that aircrew transiting through Scotland adhered to all guidance and procedures."
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/08/trump-resort-air-force-probe-1485447
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"Probe"? Riiiiiight. Taxpayers and the Constitution are the ones getting fucked.
50 Shades Of Blue
Sep 2019
#4
there is no "air force guideline or procedure" that makes it legal to violate the Emoluments Clause
Takket
Sep 2019
#5
When this first came out, I was pretty sure it wouldn't be an isolated incident.
patphil
Sep 2019
#6
The problem is the refueling at a commercial airport when cheaper military airports are available.
SunSeeker
Sep 2019
#17
He said he wasn't clear. I wish we could have simply educated instead of... whatever else happened.
NCLefty
Sep 2019
#22
Needlessly spending $17M on overpriced fuel IS a scandal. There is no question about that.
SunSeeker
Sep 2019
#33