Michelle Obama's favorite pastime. Spending taxpayers' money on herself.
ASPEN (Aspen Times) — The Aspen ski vacation that first lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters took in February cost taxpayers $83,182.99, a government watchdog group announced Friday.
Judicial Watch, a Washington, D.C.-based public-interest group that says its mission is to investigate and fight government corruption, obtained records from the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Secret Service detailing the Obamas' President's Day weekend trip.
The organization said it garnered the records after filing a lawsuit on May 31 against both government agencies.
The bill for the U.S. Secret Service, including accommodations at the Fasching Haus deluxe condominiums on South Galena Street and the Inn at Aspen on Highway 82, was $48,950.38, according to the watchdog group.
The cost for the flight, per official Department of Defense published hourly rates, was $22,583.70. Food and miscellaneous on-flight items cost $235.44. The cost for rental cars totaled $6,442.23, Judicial Watch said.
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