{"id":552406,"date":"2021-06-04T12:05:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=552406"},"modified":"2021-06-04T12:05:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:05:39","slug":"exclusive-michigan-republican-party-files-complaint-against-gov-gretchen-whitmer-calls-on-secretary-of-state-to-investigate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-michigan-republican-party-files-complaint-against-gov-gretchen-whitmer-calls-on-secretary-of-state-to-investigate\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Michigan Republican Party Files Complaint Against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Calls On Secretary Of State To Investigate"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fexclusive-michigan-republican-party-files-complaint-against-gov-gretchen-whitmer-calls-on-secretary-of-state-to-investigate%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=552406&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Photo-by-Chip-SomodevillaGetty-Images-21212-e1622819615373.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The Michigan Republican Party filed a Friday complaint against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, alleging she broke campaign finance laws by traveling to Florida on a private jet for personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the complaint, which called on the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to immediately investigate Whitmer\u2019s trip to West Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer faced heavy criticism in April when it was reported that she had traveled to Florida in March to visit her father amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Not long after her trip, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/whitmer-florida-trip-not-vacation-father\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitmer appeared<\/a> on \u201cMeet the Press\u201d and urged people to \u201ctake this seriously, mask up\u201d and \u201cget tested.\u201d She also said no one should be traveling to Florida for spring break.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan GOP sent the complaint to the Bureau of Elections, alleging regardless of how the private jet is paid for, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/28\/michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-approval-rating-drops-seventeen-percent-coronavirus-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitmer<\/a> violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/whitmer-florida-trip-not-vacation-father\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Whitmer: March Trip To Florida Was To Help Father, \u2018Not A Vacation\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Complaint outlines numerous violations of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act \u2026 arising from Governor Whitmer\u2019s secret four day luxury jet trip to West Palm Beach, Florida between March 12 and March 15, 2021. Specifically, the facts indicate that the Governor used a private Gulfstream jet, provided by a corporation (PVS Chemicals), for a personal trip to visit her father,\u201d the complaint stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhitmer team\u2019s most recent position is that the luxury jet costs will either be paid for by the corporation or Gretchen Whitmer for Governor \u2026 Regardless of which entity pays for the trip, a clear violation of the [finance law] has occurred that should immediately be investigated and penalized to deter future continued illegal activity by Respondents,\u201d the complaint stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no other individual or organization who should have paid for the Governor\u2019s luxury personal travel to Florida except for Governor Whitmer herself \u2026 Now, Governor Whitmer and her Campaign are desperately attempting to convolute Michigan campaign finance law in order to justify paying for the Governor\u2019s personal travel. Regardless of the Governor\u2019s purported safety concerns with traveling commercially, these concerns should not be used to legalize clear violations of the law,\u201d the complaint continued.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THE COMPLAINT HERE:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View (DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) -- Michigan GOP Whitmer Complaint on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/510579683\/DAILY-CALLER-OBTAINED-Michigan-GOP-Whitmer-Complaint#from_embed\">(DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) \u2014 \u2026<\/a> by <a title=\"View Henry Rodgers's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/527927298\/Henry-Rodgers#from_embed\">Henry Rodgers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ask that the Secretary of State immediately investigate this conduct and penalize all responsible parties to the fullest extent of the law,\u201d the complaint concludes. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/24\/whitmer-michigan-mask-covid-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Whitmer Apologizes For Violating Her Own Indoor Dining Restrictions)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In January, Whitmer <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/24\/whitmer-michigan-mask-covid-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also received heavy criticism<\/a> for traveling to President Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration after she had recently issued a \u201cgatherings and face mask order.\u201d The order required Michigan residents to limit their gatherings to 25 or fewer people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cGov. Whitmer\u2019s actions surrounding this secret, luxury travel to Florida is just another example of her hypocrisy and incumbent leadership throughout the pandemic,\u201d Jason Cabel Roe, the Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cRegardless of the Governor\u2019s purported safety concerns with traveling commercially, she isn\u2019t above the law, and must be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller contacted Whitmer\u2019s office about the complaint to which they did not immediately respond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Republican Party filed a Friday complaint against Democratic Gov. 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