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04-04-2016, 4:10pm
The same Judicial Watch responsible for pursuing the truth about Hillary Clinton’s email scandal through multiple lawsuits in multiple federal courts also keeps a close watch on how the 44th president sees fit to give himself and his family the royal treatment when it comes to luxurious getaways.
It certainly isn’t easy for JW to pry loose expense reports from all the various bureaucrats in the federal government who seem to keep them under lock and key until forced to comply with the disclosure law known as the Freedom of Information Act or FOIA. Judicial Watch revealed that it took their investigators nearly two years to get the Secret Service to release records about the Obamas’ lavish Hawaiian vacation from Christmas, 2013.
“This week we received expense records from the Department of Homeland Security revealing that Secret Service expenses for the Obama family vacation to Honolulu during December 2013-January 2014 cost taxpayers at least $316,698.03. These new expense records bring the total for the Hawaii Christmas vacation trip to $8,098,060.33.”
And in a brand new release detailing the latest multi-million dollar travel extravaganza for which JW has done the accounting, Judicial Watch tells us that the first family’s 2015 Christmas vacation to Honolulu cost taxpayers more than $3.5 million…”in flight expenses alone.” Not only did the Obamas require Air Force One for their getaway, they also used another Air Force plane, the military equivalent of a Boeing 757, to separately transport the first lady.
But that’s not all — JW also dug up and has shared other spending records for presidential jaunts to various locations outside of the nation’s capital.
The newly obtained documents released by Judicial Watch reveal the following Secret Service expenses for the Obama New York, Chicago, Las Angeles, and Palm City travel:
*Obama’s July 17, 2014, fundraising trip to New York City cost taxpayers $242 for car rentals and $74,264.25 for hotels, for a total of $74,506.25.
*Obama’s February 19, 2015, trip to Chicago cost taxpayers $1,623.40 for car rentals and $22,597.28 for hotels, for a total of $24,220.68.
*Obama’s March 12-13, 2015, trip to Los Angeles for a TV appearance and fundraiser cost taxpayers $3,307.98 on car rentals and $84,453.05 on hotels, for a total of $87,760.99.
*Obama’s March 28-29, 2015, trip to Palm City, Florida, cost taxpayers $9,960.06 on car rentals and $91,968.72 for hotels, for a total of $101,928.72.
And about that New York trip made by President Obama in July, 2014, JW notes that it “was solely to headline a gala lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee.”
But wait, there’s more! Judicial Watch has kept track of all known travel-related spending for the Obamas and Vice President Joe Biden. To date, says JW, they “have exceeded $78,003,292.44.”
Government Watchdog Uncovers The DISGUSTING Truth. The REAL Cost Of Obama's Vacations Are Absolutely Stunning (http://www.tpnn.com/2016/03/30/revealed-just-released-vacation-expenses-for-the-royal-uh-first-family-are-staggering/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=THENewVoice&utm_campaign=manualpost)
It certainly isn’t easy for JW to pry loose expense reports from all the various bureaucrats in the federal government who seem to keep them under lock and key until forced to comply with the disclosure law known as the Freedom of Information Act or FOIA. Judicial Watch revealed that it took their investigators nearly two years to get the Secret Service to release records about the Obamas’ lavish Hawaiian vacation from Christmas, 2013.
“This week we received expense records from the Department of Homeland Security revealing that Secret Service expenses for the Obama family vacation to Honolulu during December 2013-January 2014 cost taxpayers at least $316,698.03. These new expense records bring the total for the Hawaii Christmas vacation trip to $8,098,060.33.”
And in a brand new release detailing the latest multi-million dollar travel extravaganza for which JW has done the accounting, Judicial Watch tells us that the first family’s 2015 Christmas vacation to Honolulu cost taxpayers more than $3.5 million…”in flight expenses alone.” Not only did the Obamas require Air Force One for their getaway, they also used another Air Force plane, the military equivalent of a Boeing 757, to separately transport the first lady.
But that’s not all — JW also dug up and has shared other spending records for presidential jaunts to various locations outside of the nation’s capital.
The newly obtained documents released by Judicial Watch reveal the following Secret Service expenses for the Obama New York, Chicago, Las Angeles, and Palm City travel:
*Obama’s July 17, 2014, fundraising trip to New York City cost taxpayers $242 for car rentals and $74,264.25 for hotels, for a total of $74,506.25.
*Obama’s February 19, 2015, trip to Chicago cost taxpayers $1,623.40 for car rentals and $22,597.28 for hotels, for a total of $24,220.68.
*Obama’s March 12-13, 2015, trip to Los Angeles for a TV appearance and fundraiser cost taxpayers $3,307.98 on car rentals and $84,453.05 on hotels, for a total of $87,760.99.
*Obama’s March 28-29, 2015, trip to Palm City, Florida, cost taxpayers $9,960.06 on car rentals and $91,968.72 for hotels, for a total of $101,928.72.
And about that New York trip made by President Obama in July, 2014, JW notes that it “was solely to headline a gala lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee.”
But wait, there’s more! Judicial Watch has kept track of all known travel-related spending for the Obamas and Vice President Joe Biden. To date, says JW, they “have exceeded $78,003,292.44.”
Government Watchdog Uncovers The DISGUSTING Truth. The REAL Cost Of Obama's Vacations Are Absolutely Stunning (http://www.tpnn.com/2016/03/30/revealed-just-released-vacation-expenses-for-the-royal-uh-first-family-are-staggering/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=THENewVoice&utm_campaign=manualpost)