HINDSIGHT sure is INTERESTING…
So in 2009, it was Steve Bing who "loaned" his jet to Bill Clinton to go pickup the "journalist" held in NK. Remember the pizza pics?
WHY would the US Govt not provide a plane instead? WHY would Clinton, an ex-POTUS FFS, on a "humanitarian" mission, need to borrow a private plane??? Makes no sense.
"Aug. 5, 2009— Hollywood mogul Steve Bing didn't just lend Bill Clinton his private plane for the former president's trip to North Korea he's footing the cost of the whole flight.
Bing, a real estate heir and the owner of Shangri-La Entertainment, will pay an estimated $200,000 for the round-trip flight, said Marc Foulkrod, the chairman and CEO of Avjet, the charter company that operates Bing's plane, a Boeing 737.
Clinton used the plane on his trip to secure the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two American journalists held by North Korea on allegations that the two illegally entered the country.
Bing, a long-time friend of Clinton's, has a colorful background: He fathered a child with supermodel Elizabeth Hurley and once sued billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, claiming that private investigators hired by Kerkorian invaded his privacy by sorting through his garbage.
Bing is also known for donating millions to the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates, including Clinton's wife, former presidential candidate-turned-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Bing will pay the six-figure tab for the trip as part of his monthly bill for Avjet's services, Foulkrod said.
MOAR here:
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8260264&page=1