Manchin bill taxpayers for fundraiser flight?

James Manchin, the U.S. Senator from West Virginia by way of Farmington, is accused of charging taxpayers for his flight to California where his fundraiser brought in $99,900 for his reelection campaign.

The complaint to the Senate Ethics Committeee came from the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), which espouses causes from the right.

Manchin’s office told the Washington Free Beacon after publication of its initial report that the purpose of the trip was half for official business and half for fundraising, and that travel costs were split accordingly.

His office maintained that it is in compliance with ethics rules, but said it is unable to say what the official business on the trip was or provide details on how the costs were split.

Manchin’s travel expense was disclosed in the Secretary of the Senate’s report on Senate expenditures, which shows he spent $1,515.65 on four flights, three between West Virginia and Washington, D.C., and the one from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh.

Manchin’s office declined to say how much of the $1,515.65 was for the flight from Los Angeles.

Manchin came to the Senate in 2010 after being West Virginia governor.

Read and decide for yourself by going to https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/manchin-hot-water-taxpayer-funded-trip-cali-2018-06-29/