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25 May 2021
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) attempted to avoid answering any more questions about her secret trip to Florida aboard a private jet in March.
Whitmer flew on a jet owned by three Detroit businessmen and a 501(c)(4) nonprofit set up to finance her 2019 transition paid $27,521 to shuttle her for the four day trip, despite Whitmer, nor her staff, nor the nonprofit explaining the organizational purpose for the expenditure.
When asked Monday to provide additional information, Whitmer instead insisted she was lawful.
“We have shared the information, we have complied by the law, we have complied by ethics rules and there’s not anything more to add,” Whitmer said, WOOD TV reported.
Whitmer has apologized for the flap, which comes as she also faces criticism for her handling of a private plane trip to Florida in March that she took weeks to disclose.
“Throughout the pandemic, I’ve been committed to following public health protocols,” Whitmer said in a statement. “As more people arrived, the tables were pushed together. Because we were all vaccinated, we didn t stop to think about it. In retrospect, I should have thought about it. I am human. I made a mistake, and I apologize.”
Among the guests were Tricia Foster, the state’s chief operating officer, and Michigan State University trustee Renee Knake Jefferson. Foster faced criticism last month for posting photos on social media of herself visiting Florida, despite Whitmer’s warning against traveling.
Whitmer Administration Axes COVID-19 Rule She Violated at Michigan Bar
The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services released a new order that doesn’t include the provision, which barred groups of more than six from sitting at the same table in establishments that serve food or drinks.
“Consumption of food or beverages is permitted only where patrons are seated, groups of patrons are separated by at least 6 feet, no more than 6 patrons are seated at a table, and groups of patrons do not intermingle,” the May 15 order stated. The new order, which goes into effect on June 1, doesn’t contain that restriction.
24 May 2021
Florida State Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R) has demanded Florida’s Attorney General open a criminal investigation into Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) Monday over a scandal allegedly involving a secretly chartered flight to visit her father in Florida.
Sabatini exclusively shared his request with Breitbart News in which he asks Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody to investigate if Whitmer “misused her public office and violated several Florida Statues while traveling through Florida.”
“If Governor Whitmer is found to have violated Florida Law, she should be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible,” Sabatini wrote.
“It is clear based on the definition of ‘public servant’ in Florida Statutes that this state has jurisdiction over Governor Whitmer based on her actions while traveling in this state,” Sabatini argued. “The statute defines a public servant as “any officer of a governmental entity… including any executive… branch officer. ”
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) was caught violating her own COVID restrictions over the weekend, and immediately received a wave of backlash for her hypocrisy. Whitmer was caught sitting with more than 6 individuals at a dive bar in Lansing, Michigan, which is a direct violation of her own tyrannical edicts.
After getting caught red-handed, Whitmer rolled back the 6-person regulation for bars and restaurants, but other outdated restrictions still remain in place.
Whitmer has rescinded the 6-people-per-table rules that she violated over the weekend. 1 is rescinded immediately (in MIOSHA order.) The other, similar rule in the DHHS order is gone effective June 1. David Eggert (@DavidEggert00) May 24, 2021