Oversight Probes Ben Carson’s Spending

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said on Wednesday that the committee is probing whether HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson used "excessive spending" on the redecoration of his office. The inquiry follows reports that Senior HUD stafferHelen Foster claimed she was replaced in her role because she refused to find a way around a $5,000 limit for redecorating Carson’s office. Foster alleges the Secretary’s wife, Candy Carson, was pushing for elaborate modifications to the drab decor of the department's offices. Department officials reportedly also spent $31,000 on a new dining set for Carson’s office in late 2017. Gowdy requested that Carson turn over all documents and communications pertaining to Foster’s allegations. "In addition, please arrange to brief the Committee on this matter after producing the requested documents and information," Gowdy said in his four-page directive to Carson. He set a deadline of March 14th for the documents to be handed over to the committee. More here.