The president's two daughters, Sasha and Malia, were listed as "Senior Staff" on the manifest of a family safari to Africa, which cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars at a minimum, according to a government corruption fighter based in Washington.
The information comes from some of the documentation from the Obama family's June 21-27 trip to South Africa and Botswana that was obtained under a federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch.
Among the bits of information that have been released as a result of the court action were that the children were listed as "Senior Staff" on the manifests for the trip
The organization also reported, "The passenger manifests confirm the presence of Obama's daughter's, Malia and Sasha on the trip. The two girls are listed as 'Senior Staff.' The manifests also list Mrs. Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, and niece and nephew, Leslie and Avery Robinson, as well Mrs. Obama's makeup and hairstylist (Carl Ray and Johnny Wright),"
The senior White House official argues against any suggestion that this trip was a vacation. "It was an official trip with a 5-7 official events each day," the official says.
