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Sarah Huckabee Sanders rose to national prominence in part during her time at the lectern as White House press secretary, but the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for the Arkansas governor is undergoing scrutiny and prompting claims that records about it have been altered.

A legislative panel next week will take up a lawmaker’s request for an audit to review the purchase of the lectern, which was bought in June for $19,029.25 with a state credit card. The Arkansas Republican Party reimbursed the state last month for the wood-paneled and blue lectern, which the state received in August.

“From my experience, where we’re at with this particular thing is we need to allow legislative audit go in,” Republican Sen. Jimmy Hickey, who requested the audit, said. “Everyone knows them, they do their work, they’re very thorough and then they produce a detailed report that comes to the Legislature through an open committee.”

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

Arkansas could have had an Urban Planner with a Master's Degree as their Governor but he was black and Republicans aren't Racist.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

That wood grain on the front though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Man they got fucking robbed. Amazon has it for only $944 The Amazon review though...

If you are concerned about wasteful spending I highly recommend going with this price from Amazon

EDIT: Yes, I'm pretty sure they paid $1,000 for it and then reported $19,000 pocketing the difference. As someone who has lived their whole life in Tennessee (and has worked for a period of time in State Government), that's Southern politics 101. Days where they aren't fleecing the taxpayer are few and far between here in the Southeastern US.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They didn't pocket the difference. Gov Sanders used state money to go on vacation and this is the cover.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's what "pocketing the difference" is. She took the state money she said was used for the lectern and used it for personal purposes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

She went on the trip first and then bought the lectern when people started asking questions. Pocketing the difference doesn't apply because the theft happened first.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Im not saying a crime never happened. Im saying the crime preceded the purchase so they aren't pocketing the difference. The expense is being justified by the purchase to cover for the crime

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You're being very pedantic about something very unimportant. Sometimes it's best to just let it go.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If it is unimportant why are you replying? I disagree that it is unimportant because the crime is different than what was explained by that comment.

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