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Whitmer Faces IRS Complaint, New Bill Over Florida Trip She Failed to Disclose
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing a complaint to federal tax authorities and new legislation over a trip to Florida this year that she initially did not disclose.
Whitmer, a Democrat, went to Florida in March to visit her father. She omitted the trip when discussing her recent travel in April, but her office has since reluctantly released details about the trip after local media published stories about it.
For instance, the office disclosed on May 14 that Michigan Transition 2019, a corporate nonprofit formed to pay for the governor’s inauguration, paid for the charter that flew Whitmer to and from Florida, and that the governor had paid $855 out of pocket.
Could Gov. Whitmer Now Be In Trouble With The IRS?
We have gone from not knowing at all that Governor Whitmer left the state to go to another state she told us all not to go to.
We then learned that she did go to Florida but refused to tell us how she got there.
That led to us finding out that she took a private plane owned by three of Michigan s most prominent political donors and held under the name Air Eagle LLP.
This then led us to her administration telling us that the use of the private jet was not a gift and not paid by taxpayer funds. She then told reporters:
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) is under fire for reportedly using taxpayer funds to bankroll her recent trip to Florida, which she was not forthcoming about. A complaint filed by a powerhouse conservative group, Michigan Rising Action, alleges that Whitmer used the Michigan Transition 2019 fund that was intended for inauguration-related needs to fund her excursion.
Whitmer reportedly used $27,000 of taxpayer dollars to take the trip, which the group called a private benefit. In light of these facts, we encourage you to investigate whether Michigan Transition 2019 has violated the Internal Revenue Code, and if so, to take the appropriate action, including the assessment of any appropriate penalties, the complaint reads.
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