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Pelosi’s chocolate-covered strawberries: where’s the rest of the documents?

Jonathan Strong Jonathan Strong, 27, is a reporter for the Daily Caller covering Congress. Previously, he was a reporter for Inside EPA where he wrote about environmental regulation in great detail, and before that a staffer for Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA). Strong graduated from Wheaton College (IL) with a degree in political science in 2006. He is a huge fan of and season ticket holder to the Washington Capitals hockey team. Strong and his wife reside in Arlington.
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A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Judicial Watch netted a delicious detail: that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was provided chocolate-covered strawberries on one of the many trips she took from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco in military aircraft over the last few years. It was her birthday, you see.

But the documents provided by the Air Force have Judicial Watch scratching their heads over a key issue: where’s the rest of the expense reports they asked for?

The documents provided by the Air Force show Pelosi took a total of 43 fights on military aircraft, but only 11 expense reports were provided to Judicial Watch.

“I am not sure how to account for this,” said Judicial Watch spokeswoman Jill Farrell.

Air Force officials did not return a call from The Daily Caller about the matter.

The missing documents raise the question of whether taxpayers paid for more colorful expenses so Pelosi and a bevy of her top lieutenants could enjoy a taxpayer-funded private jet service.

Ed. note: this article has been corrected. Pelosi press secretary Drew Hammill said Pelosi staff did not request chocolate-covered strawberries (“dark chocolate preferred”) for their boss. Documents released by Judicial Watch show the in-flight luxury was the idea of Air Force officials.