Gabbard won't disclose who's paying for secret trip to Syria

[octoberlib]

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s office won’t say who is paying for the Hawaii Democrat’s controversial trip to Syria and Lebanon this week.

Gabbard spokeswoman Emily Latimer said the trip wasn’t funded using taxpayer dollars and was approved by the House Ethics Committee but wouldn’t provide further information when pressed by POLITICO. The lawmaker is currently on the trip, though it's not clear exactly when she'll be returning.

Congressional leaders were blindsided by Gabbard’s trip to war-ravaged Syria with staffers saying she didn’t give the customary advanced warning to Democratic or Republican leadership offices.

Hill insiders say they believe the trip was paid for by a non-governmental organization (NGO) but aren’t sure which one or if it has ties to the Assad regime. The trip, which Latimer called a “fact-finding” mission, was first reported by Foreign Policy.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/tulsi-gabbard-secret-syria-trip-233762

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. Putin?

[octoberlib]

2. My first guess.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. Putin or his proxies, likely the latter./nt

[still_one]

4. Uncle Vlad

[Dawson Leery]

5. The CIA needs to keep tabs on her too.

Gabbard is untrustworthy.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Starting to worry about that woman...nt

[Madam45for2923]

7. What? Why? WTF?