USAID Grant Money to Obama Family Not Found
“FOIA show USAID grant money went to a member of the Obama family.”
Summary
Current government databases and USAID Inspector General reports contain no record of any USAID grant being awarded to a member of the Obama family. No FOIA documents have been released that substantiate the claim, indicating the allegation is unsupported.
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- FA.gov
ForeignAssistance.gov is the U.S. government’s flagship website for making U.S. foreign assistance data available to the public. It serves as the central resource for budgetary and financial data produced by U.S. government agencies that manage foreign assistance portfolios.
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