Trump's flyboys: Who is in trouble over private or military aircraft use and who might be next

[mystery-ak]

Trump's flyboys: Who is in trouble over private or military aircraft use and who might be next
by Daniel Chaitin | Sep 29, 2017, 3:22 AM

Four members of President Trump's Cabinet have become embroiled in a growing controversy over the use of private or military aircraft, costing thousands of dollars at the taxpayers' expense, and more names could soon be added to that list.

Here's a look at what we know about the situation surrounding this quartet of Trump administration officials -- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke -- and who might be next.

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[endicom]

This should be an issue but why now? I doubt there is anything new to the practice.

[Smokin Joe]

When they say "military flights" is that the same as hitching a ride on an already planned flight, using the military for a taxi service, or what? While pilots have to maintain a certain number of hours to retain flight status, have these been combined to use those hours transporting officials in aircraft the pilots might have been flying anyway, just to a destination in particular, or have these flights been scheduled solely for the purpose of that trip and no other? There is a lot of room for misinterpretation here.