An internal Transportation Department watchdog will conduct an audit of the use of taxpayer-funded jets by Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
a letter on December 16, 2022, to the inspector general, requesting a review to determine if “Buttigieg’s travels were in compliance with all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.”flight records, the secretary’s schedule, and additional information obtained by Americans for Public Trust — that stated Buttigieg took at least 18 trips on taxpayer-funded private jets to travel across the United States and internationally.
Rudio noted, at the time, that the total cost of Buttigieg’s globetrotting was unknown but that the FAA typically charges “federal agencies approximately $5,000 per hour to use aircraft in its fleet.” Rubio added, “If these reports are confirmed, it would represent yet another troubling example of this administration’s continued willingness to skirt basic ethics rules.
President Joe Biden looks on as Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg delivers remarks at a Trucking Action Plan event Monday, April 4, 2022, on the South Grounds of the White House. “We will conduct an audit to determine whether the Office of the Secretary complied with Federal regulations, policies, and procedures regarding executive travel on DOT aircraft,” the inspector general said in the notice to Assistant Secretary for Administration. The audit will focus on the official trips taken since January 31, 2017 — near the start of the Trump administration.
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