HUD Secretary Ben Carson tells lawmakers he left decision on controversial furniture to his wife
The retired
"I'm not a person who spends a lot of time thinking about how something looks," Carson told a
Carson has faced increased scrutiny for the
Documents obtained by the left-leaning watchdog group American Oversight last week contradicted that narrative. One email showed a HUD staff member referencing "the furniture the Secretary and
In his testimony Tuesday, Carson said he "asked my wife to help me with that." The secretary said the office's current table is in such disrepair that people were being stuck by nails, and a chair had collapsed.
"They showed us some catalogs," he said. "I left it with my wife."
The mahogany dining set was purchased from the
"I'm not really big into decorating," he said. "If it was up to me my office would probably look like a hospital waiting room."
He also blamed the media for its coverage of the controversy.
Carson has faced criticism for involving his wife and son in government business. He called on the department's inspector general last month to investigate that involvement.
In a memo published earlier this year by The
"The Trump administration isn't used to people holding them accountable for anything, and Secretary Carson was clearly not prepared for the committee to call him on his lies about his
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