On february 27 2018 it was reported that the u s.
Ben carson dining room set.
Emails released under the freedom of information act foia.
Department of housing and urban development had spent 31 561 on a set of dining room furniture for the office of hud secretary ben carson in late 2017 in apparent violation of federal law requiring congressional approval for department head office redecoration costs exceeding 5000.
Hud secretary ben carson has been cleared of misconduct allegations stemming from the 2017 purchase of a 31 561 dining table set for his office according to an inspector general s report.
In late february 2018 news stories reported that housing and urban development secretary ben carson spent 31 000 on a dining set for his office and billed it to the federal agency just as the.
The dining room table was actually dangerous ben carson secretary of housing and urban development listens during a house appropriations.
Housing and urban development secretary ben carson broke the law when he failed to report an order for a 31 561 dining room table set for his office as well as the installation of an 8 000.
Newly released emails cast doubt on claims by ben carson and his spokesman that he had little or no involvement in the purchase of a 31 000 furniture set.
Emails reveal housing and urban development secretary ben carson and his wife ordered a 31 000 dining room set to redecorate his office despite his spokesman s saying staffers picked out the.
Ben carson defends purchase of new 31 000 set.