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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSondland Spends $1 million taxpayer dollars on EU home renovation
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central figure in the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump, is overseeing a nearly $1 million renovation of his government-provided residence, paid for with taxpayer money, that current and former officials have criticized as extravagant and unnecessary.
The work on the ambassadors home on the outskirts of Brussels includes more than $400,000 in kitchen renovations, nearly $30,000 for a new sound system and $95,000 for an outdoor living pod with a pergola and electric heating, LED lighting strips and a remote-control system, government procurement records show.
The State Department also has allocated more than $100,000 for an alternate residence for Sondland for September and October, while work is performed.
The work on the ambassadors home on the outskirts of Brussels includes more than $400,000 in kitchen renovations, nearly $30,000 for a new sound system and $95,000 for an outdoor living pod with a pergola and electric heating, LED lighting strips and a remote-control system, government procurement records show.
The State Department also has allocated more than $100,000 for an alternate residence for Sondland for September and October, while work is performed.
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The renovations at the E.U. ambassadors residence, which include $33,000 for handmade furniture from Italy, appeared driven by Sondlands lavish tastes rather than practical needs, people familiar with the matter said. Like others, they spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing the situations sensitivity and a desire to be candid with their insights.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/amid-impeachment-probe-gordon-sondland-is-overseeing-a-renovation-of-his-residence-that-has-cost-1-million-in-taxpayer-money/2019/10/16/d0eece92-ef86-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html
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Sondland Spends $1 million taxpayer dollars on EU home renovation (Original Post)
EleanorR
Oct 2019
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leftstreet
(36,078 posts)1. When this is over, maybe he and his wife can be House Flippers!
These people are sickening
at140
(6,110 posts)2. Good, the next ambassador appointed by president Warren
will have a nice house to live in.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,031 posts)3. somebody tell the deplorables about this