Back in April, it was revealed that Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and several staffers took a 2023 trip to Dubai, which cost nearly $62,000. The mayor claimed that it was paid for by the D.C. Chamber of Commerce and then at another point that it was paid for by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Except an investigation done by ABC affiliate WJLA 7 found that neither claim was true, as was reported at the time. In fact, it was the nation of Qatar that paid for the trip. Bowser then proceeded to blame what happened on an alleged paperwork error supposedly made by a staffer:
EXCLUSIVE: The nation of Qatar paid $61,930 in travel expenses for @MayorBowser & 4 staff members in 2023 for a trip to the Middle East.
The Mayor's Office said the trip was covered by DC's Chamber of Commerce which wasn't true and then it said it was paid by the U.S. Conference of Mayors which was also not true.
After my investigation exposed the truth Bowser is now asking Qatar to give her office reciepts for the trip because she never filed them with the District.
I also discovered her office is asking Qatar to sign a Donation Agreement two years after the trip. Something that according to the Mayor's memorandeum was suppose to be done before she ever left for the trip.
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A month later, she was hit with an ethics complaint from the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), which requested that "the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability investigate Bowser for allegedly accepting illegal travel and hospitality gifts on high-profile trips" not just to Dubai but also "to Doha, Qatar, for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, Las Vegas, Miami and Mar-a-Lago."
In an update to this story, the New York Times reports that Bowser is now under investigation by the DOJ:
Federal prosecutors have opened a corruption investigation into Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of Washington, examining a foreign trip she took with members of her staff that was paid for by Qatar, according to people familiar with the inquiry.
The investigation, which is being handled by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, has been underway for months, but could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Justice Department.
This week, the F.B.I. agent who was leading the investigation was fired by the Trump administration for having taken part in a criminal inquiry into President Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
However, that report is being disputed by an unnamed Trump administration official who allegedly told Axios that Bowser is not under investigation:
"The mayor's name was mentioned in something, but she is not the target nor being investigated," a senior administration official told Axios.
- The official blamed the rumor of the investigation on a disgruntled fired FBI agent.
- Bowser's office said in a statement it had not been notified of an investigation.
This is a developing story. Stay tuned to RedState for updates.
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