When will McCaskill end the hypocrisy and open the books?
Nearly one year to the day of admitting she failed to pay personal property taxes on the plane she used for political purposes and billed taxpayers for, Claire McCaskill is shamelessly calling for an Inspector General for the U.S. Senate.
According to The State Column, “As part of her broader effort to “clean up Congress”, McCaskill is honoring Sunshine Week by renewing her efforts to create an Inspector General for the U.S. Senate, to investigate, audit, and review Senate operations.”
Ironically, this hypocritical call for an Inspector General comes even though McCaskill still refuses to disclose information about the 88 other flights for which taxpayers were billed or release the tax returns for the two companies affiliated with the private plane in order to verify her claim that neither she nor her family profited from the arrangement.
“It’s classic Chameleon Claire McCaskill – say one thing, do another,” said NRSC Spokesman Lance Trover. “If Senator McCaskill believes so strongly in accountability and transparency, why does she rebuff any requests to open the books on her shell companies?”
One year ago this week the NRSC posed two simple questions, which Sen. McCaskill still refuses to answer:
- In 2007, you charged the taxpayers over $25,000 to reimburse your travel on your private plane, which is registered through a shell company in Delaware. In the same year, your personal financial disclosure indicated that you made between $50,000 and $100,000 in profit from that same company. If you are going to continue to maintain that you did not earn a profit from Sunset Cove Associates, the parent shell company of Delaware-based shell company, Timesaver LLC, will you release the tax returns of these two entities? If not, why not?
- Last week, your office said none of these 89 taxpayer-funded flights were improper, but we now know that statement is also false. Will you release detailed information on these other 88 flights for which you billed taxpayers? If not, why not?
“It’s truly amazing that Senator McCaskill believes the rules apply to everyone but herself,” added Trover. “She should just be honest with Missourians and open all the books on her shell companies tied to this plane.”
