Clemmensen, according to the complaint, told Foster that the administration "has always found money for this in the past." There was a lot of staff time spent on this" a former HUD employee with knowledge of the situation told CNN. "When it comes to decorating the Secretary's office, the only money HUD spent was $3,200 to put up new blinds in his office and the Deputy Secretary's office,"HUD spokesman Raffi Williams told CNN. On Tuesday, the liberal group American Oversight sued HUD in an attempt to find out how much taxpayer money Carson used to renovate or redecorate his office. OSC spokeswoman Jill Gerber told CNN that the office "can't comment on or confirm any pending cases."

Source: CNN February 27, 2018 17:17 UTC