Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is being accused of violating the law by paying for a personal trip with funds from a nonprofit formed to help pay for her inauguration. Whitmer flew to Florida on March 12 and returned on March 15. She has said she traveled to take care of her father. Christopher Trebilcock, a lawyer representing the nonprofit, Michigan Transition 2019, said in a letter obtained by The Epoch Times that payment for the private flight Whitmer took was being shifted to Whitmer’s campaign fund. A Whitmer aide secured the flight from Detroit-based PVS Chemicals, which charged $27,521. Whitmer paid just $855 out of pocket. “Under federal tax laws and state nonprofit law, Michigan Transition 2019 may pay expenses related to the carrying out of its exempt purposes. It was determined that the expense of the non-commercial flight was reasonable and necessary given the serious and varied threats to …
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