{"id":1975290,"date":"2023-07-17T15:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ex-doe-official-sam-brinton-was-on-taxpayer-funded-trip-during-luggage-burglary\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T15:25:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:25:54","slug":"bidens-ex-doe-official-sam-brinton-was-on-taxpayer-funded-trip-during-luggage-burglary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ex-doe-official-sam-brinton-was-on-taxpayer-funded-trip-during-luggage-burglary\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s ex-DOE official, Sam Brinton, on taxpayer-funded trip during luggage theft."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-ex-doe-official-sam-brinton-was-on-taxpayer-funded-trip-during-luggage-burglary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975290&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\"> \u2063\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <figure\u2064 class=\"wp-block-image\u2064 size-full\"><figcaption \u2064class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sam \u200bBrinton \u2064attends \u200dthe 2019 TrevorLive Los\u2064 Angeles\u200c Gala at \u200bThe\u2064 Beverly Hilton Hotel \u200con\u200d November \u206417,\u2063 2019 \u2062in\u2064 Beverly Hills, \u200bCalifornia.\u200c (Photo \u200bby JC Olivera\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> \u200d   <\/p>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>11:36 AM \u200b\u2013 Monday, July\u200c 17, \u20622023<\/h3>\n<p>\u2062  \u2064  <\/p>\n<p>Internal\u200d Biden administration\u2063 documents\u2062 indicate that\u200d Sam \u2063Brinton, the \u2064disgraced \u201cnon-binary\u201d\u200b cross-dresser and former \u200btop \u200dDepartment \u200dof Energy\u200d (DOE) official, was on \u200da \u2064taxpayer-funded work\u2064 trip at the\u200d time of\u200d one \u200bof\u2062 his\u200d many\u2062 high-profile luggage thefts last year.<\/p>\n<div\u200b id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: \u200b320px; min-height: \u200d50px; \u2062 text-align: center;\">  \u200c\t<script> \u200d \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function()\u2062 { \u2064googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1');\u200c });  \u2064\t<\/script> \u2064\u2063 <\/div>\n<p> \u200b \u2064<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>\u2064  <\/p>\n<p>\u200c   \u200b   \u200d<\/p>\n<p>According \u2062to\u2064 official\u200c Department of Energy \u200c(DOE)\u2064 documents and expenditure\u200d reports\u200d obtained by the watchdog organization Functional Government\u200d Initiative (FGI), Brinton\u200c visited the\u200c DOE-operated\u200c Nevada National \u2063Security \u2064Site in\u200c Las\u200b Vegas in July \u200c2022.\u200c Brinton, according\u200d to \u200dthe records, \u200ctraveled aboard a United Airlines \u2064plane \u200cfrom \u200bWashington, \u200dD.C., to \u2064Harry\u2062 Reid International\u2064 Airport\u200c in\u2062 Las \u2063Vegas on \u2062July 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b  \u2063 \u200d <\/p>\n<p>Brinton\u200c was\u2062 charged with\u200c grand \u2064theft\u2064 of \u2062an item valued between $1,200 \u2063and $5,000\u200d months \u2063later\u2064 in\u2062 early\u200c December\u200b by Las Vegas prosecutors.\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>\u2064  \u200c\u2063 \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>He was also accused \u200dof \u200dstealing \u200dluggage worth \u2064$3,670\u2064 at \u2064Harry Reid\u200b International Airport\u200b on July\u2063 6<sup>th<\/sup>,\u200b 2022,\u200c the same\u200c day Brinton\u2062 flew to\u200c Las \u2063Vegas\u200b on \u200chis official DOE \u200dbusiness trip.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  \u2064  \u2064<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> \u2064<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s outrageous \u2063that \u2062tax dollars\u2064 transported\u200d Brinton to \u200cand \u2063from\u200c the \u200bscene of\u2063 a \u200dcrime, putting \u200bthe \u200cAmerican public unwittingly \u200bat the wheel of the getaway\u2064 car,\u201d FGI\u2064 spokesperson\u2064 Peter McGinnis\u2062 said in a\u200d statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>   \u200b\u2063 <blockquote\u200c class=\"wp-block-quote\">\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u200bfederal government\u200d obviously needs a\u2064 more \u2064stringent vetting \u200cprocess for\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-detail-of-disgraced-non-binary-ex-biden-officials-thievery-comes-to-light-the-american-public-is-involved-in-his-crime-report\/\" title=\"New revelation: Disgraced 'Non-Binary' Ex-Biden Official's Theft Involves American Public: Report\">senior-level positions<\/a>,\u201d\u200b he\u2062 added.\u2063 \u201cSenior officials\u200c committing \u2064petty \u2064crime while on\u2062 the \u200bclock \u2063is \u2062a \u2063clear indication that \u200dsomething is dysfunctional \u2064in\u200d the \u200cpersonnel procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> \u200b \u2062  <\/p>\n<p>Brinton,\u200c who \u2064made headlines\u200d last year\u200b after being appointed\u200c as\u200c the \u2063DOE\u2019s \u200dOffice of \u200cNuclear Energy\u2019s deputy \u2063assistant secretary of\u200c Spent \u2064Fuel\u2063 and \u200cWaste \u2062Disposal, traveled to the Nevada National \u2064Security \u2064Site \u200bfor an unspecified \u2063meeting \u2062and \u200cvisit,\u200d according to\u200d the\u200c documents.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063 \u2063 \u2064  <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> \u200b<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062Nevada National \u2064Security Site \u201cis a preferred\u2062 location for \u200cexperiments\u200b supporting\u200b the \u2062National\u2064 Nuclear \u200cSecurity Administration\u2019s\u2063 nuclear\u2063 weapons \u2064Stockpile \u2062Stewardship Programs, national \u200cdefense \u200cprograms, \u2064and national \u200bsecurity\u2064 research, \u200bdevelopment, \u2062and\u200c training programs, \u200cas well\u2062 as\u2064 vital \u2063programs of\u200b other \u2063federal\u200c agencies,\u201d \u200daccording\u2062 to \u200cthe DOE.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2063 DOE reported \u200dthat\u2064 Brinton\u200c arrived\u200d on\u200c July\u2064 6<sup>th<\/sup>,\u200b 2022, \u2063and \u2063stayed \u200bin\u2062 the Hilton Grand \u2064Vacations \u2064Club on\u2063 the Las Vegas\u2063 Strip until July 9<sup>th<\/sup>, \u200c2022. According\u200d to a DOE expenditure \u2064report \u2063submitted\u2062 in\u2064 August 2022, \u200dthe \u2063alleged \u200dtotal \u2063cost of \u2063the four-day\u2062 trip was estimated to\u200b be\u200d only \u200c$1,951.50. \u200cHowever, considering Vegas\u2019\u2063 typical food, drink, \u200band entertainment\u200d rates, \u200bas well \u2064as\u2064 Brinton\u2019s\u200d extravagant \u2064lifestyle\u200c choices, many have contested that figure and\u200c accused \u200cthe DOE of \u200bunderstating\u200c the\u200c true\u2064 cost.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b \u2062   <\/p>\n<p>The DOE did not \u2064respond \u2064to a\u200c request for\u2062 comment on the \u2063recent report.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 \u2062 \u2062\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Brinton avoided \u200cjail time\u2063 in\u200b the\u2063 grand \u2064theft \u2062case by pleading no \u200bcontest \u200dand surrendering \u200bhis \u200dright to a\u200b trial.\u200b Brinton was\u2064 ordered \u2062to\u200d pay \u200c$3,670.74 to\u200b the \u2064victim \u200din\u2062 the case, \u200das well as $500 in extra\u200c costs and\u200c a\u2062 criminal fine. Clark County Judge \u200dAnn Zimmerman \u200cawarded \u200dBrinton a \u200d180-day suspended jail term,\u200d which does\u2063 not\u2063 have to \u200bbe\u2062 served,\u200b and simply \u2063told\u200b Brinton \u200bto \u2063\u201cstay\u2063 out of\u200b trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200d  \u2064 \u200b <\/p>\n<p>Brinton \u200dalso\u2063 avoided jail time \u200bin \u200ca separate\u200c but \u200crelated case \u2064involving\u200d the\u200d theft\u200c of\u200d $2,325 in goods \u2064from \u200dthe\u2063 luggage \u200ccarousel at Minneapolis-St. Paul\u200c International Airport \u2063on\u200b Sept.\u2064 16<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>\u200c \u200d   \u2063<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u2062 the former \u200cDOE\u2063 official was \u200carrested in\u200d May \u200cin \u200cconnection with \u2064yet \u200danother \u2062baggage theft, \u2062this time\u2063 at the Washington, \u200cD.C.,-area\u2062 Reagan\u2063 National \u2063Airport \u2062in \u200d2018.<\/p>\n<p>   \u2063\u2062 <\/p>\n<p>The DOE\u2063 finally\u2063 announced in\u2064 December\u2062 that\u200d Brinton\u200c had\u200b left \u200bthe\u200c agency.<\/p>\n<p> \u2064\u200c   \u200d<\/p>\n<p>After the Biden-appointed\u200d official departed \u200bthe agency, Sen. John\u2063 Barrasso\u2064 (R-Wyo.),\u200c chairman of\u2063 the \u200bSenate Republican Conference \u2062and \u2064ranking member of\u200d the \u2064Senate Energy \u2064and\u200b Natural Resources \u2064Committee, \u200bdemanded\u200c that the \u200bDOE \u200blaunch \u200can \u2064internal \u2063review \u2063into its\u200c security clearance\u2062 process.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b \u200d   <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> \u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people are appointed to critical\u200c positions \u200dwith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ex-doe-official-sam-brinton-was-on-taxpayer-funded-trip-during-luggage-burglary\/\" title=\"Biden's ex-DOE official, Sam Brinton, on taxpayer-funded trip during luggage theft.\">important national\u200d security responsibilities<\/a>,\u200b Americans\u200c must \u2064be confident \u2063they can be\u200c trusted,\u201d Barrasso\u200c said. \u201cThe department\u200d must\u200d launch \u2062a\u200d thorough investigation\u200d into the\u2062 vetting \u2063process. They \u200dhave to \u200brespond \u200cto \u2062legitimate oversight \u200dinquiries. \u200cIt\u2019s \u200bin\u200c our national\u200b security\u200b interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200b <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2064   \u2063\u200d <\/p>\n<figure \u200bclass=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich\u200d is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div\u2063 class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u200b <\/p>\n<blockquote \u200bdata-service=\"twitter\" \u2063data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" \u200ddata-width=\"550\" \u200cdata-dnt=\"true\">\n<p \u2063lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For \u2062the \u2064love of God. \u200cNewly-hired Deputy\u2064 Assistant Secretary\u2063 in the Office\u2064 of Nuclear Energy Sam\u2063 Brinton\u2063 with \u2062&#8221;Admiral&#8221; Richard\/Rachel Levine\u200d at\u2063 the\u200b French Ambassador&#8217;s \u2064residence.  Our \u200ctax \u200ddollars at \u200cwork. \u2062<a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7UFiLKP2Jw\">pic.twitter.com\/7UFiLKP2Jw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c IntrepidResearch \u2062(@intrepidinfo) <a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intrepidinfo\/status\/1547986652525604867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July \u206415, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\"\u200b data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async \u2063data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u200c charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u200c <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> \u2063\u2062 \u200c  <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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