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is paying for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's trips around the world. We've been asking that question for months now and have gotten different answers from the mayor's office. Now, IT reporter Scott Taylor has uncovered the nation of Qatar paid for the mayor and for staff members to travel to its country. This was in 2023. Scott, what else are we learning about where this money came from? Well, we're talking about a lot of money, Michelle, almost $62,000. We discovered that from a letter from the Embassy of Qatar to the mayor's office. The mayor's office told us twice who paid for the trip and both times what they said just wasn't true. D.C. tells 7 News it doesn't have any travel expense records filed by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for trips to the Masters Golf Tournament, Las Vegas, Dubai, Miami, or Mar-a-Lago. All trips taken within the past three years. In December 2023, Bowser and four staff members, including her chief of staff, Lindsay Parker, took a trip to Doha, Qatar. They attended the United Nations Climate Conference in Dubai. Only two travel expense records have been filed. Parker appears to be doing what's required by D.C. Code, but it's not cheap. He cost taxpayers $3,500 for a three-night stay at the Atlantis Palm Hotel in Dubai. A two-night stay at the Aloft Hotel in Dubai for $1,300 was also filed by Thomas Delamante, D.C.'s director of intergovernmental affairs. Last year, Susanna Castillo, the mayor's director of communications, gave 7 News wrong information twice on who paid for the Dubai trip. She claimed D.C.'s Chamber of Commerce paid for it. Not true. And then she said U.S. Conference of Mayors picked up the bill. I just discovered that is also not true. This letter from the Embassy of Qatar to the Executive Office of the Mayor says Qatar paid more than $61,000 for the entire trip and called it an in-kind donation. D.C. has no record of a donation agreement between the district and Qatar for the trip, which is required by D.C. Code. Parker also flew last May to Las Vegas to attend the International Council of Shopping Centers convention, along with Bowser. Parker flew first class and cost taxpayers $4,500. She stayed at the Wind Hotel and Casino three nights, costing taxpayers $1,500. What about the mayor? She has filed no travel expense records for her Vegas trip, saying it was paid by Washington, D.C. Economic Partnership and two D.C. government departments. Well, so far, no answer from the mayor's office to our nine questions we sent that office six days ago. 7 News would like to know.