Emails show Carson and his wife selected the furniture themselves.
cutting billions from needy people to spend lavishly
Washington (CNN)Newly released emails cast doubt on claims by Secretary Ben Carson and his spokesman that he had little or no involvement in the purchase of a $31,000 furniture set for his Department of Housing and Urban Development dining room.
An August email from a career administration staffer, with the subject line "Secretary's dining room set needed," to Carson's assistant refers to "printouts of the furniture the Secretary and Mrs. Carson picked out."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/politics/emails-ben-candy-carson-dining-set/index.html
cutting billions from needy people to spend lavishly
Washington (CNN)Newly released emails cast doubt on claims by Secretary Ben Carson and his spokesman that he had little or no involvement in the purchase of a $31,000 furniture set for his Department of Housing and Urban Development dining room.
An August email from a career administration staffer, with the subject line "Secretary's dining room set needed," to Carson's assistant refers to "printouts of the furniture the Secretary and Mrs. Carson picked out."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/politics/emails-ben-candy-carson-dining-set/index.html