The Interior Department's Inspector General has opened an investigation into Secretary David Bernhardt's potential conflicts of interest, just four days after the Senate confirmed him to the job
Washington The Interior Department's Inspector General has opened an investigation into Secretary David Bernhardt's potential conflicts of interest, just four days after the Senate confirmed him to the job.
The Interior Inspector General's office received seven complaints from a"wide assortment of complainants alleging various potential conflict of interest and other violations by then-Deputy Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt," according to a letter the watchdog sent to Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, one of the lawmakers who suggested an investigation.
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