Markwayne Mullin's wife brags of private planes — as husband battles jet-setting scandal

The wife of Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin is suing the Daily Mail for having the audacity to suggest, among other things, that she might fly commercial. Christie Mullin filed a federal complaint last week against the British tabloid over its May report that Mullin tried to put his wife on the DHS payroll — in part because he wanted her to get access to taxpayer-funded private jets.Christie Mullin argued that was ridiculous — because she and her husband own their own planes.“The Article’s economic premise is false for the additional and independent reason that Plaintiff and the Secretary own two private aircraft and have their own access to private air travel,” Mullin’s attorneys huffed. “Plaintiff has no need to obtain any federal designation in order to fly privately.”The Daily Mail did not immediately respond to Raw Story’s request for comment. The outlet's story, which remained live as of Friday,...