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Scandals mount under David Bernhardt just two weeks after being confirmed to lead Interior

Ethics probes are still in full swing.

It’s been just two weeks since David Bernhardt was confirmed as head of the Interior Department (DOI), and already his tenure is mired in at least four controversies.

From the day he was confirmed earlier this month — despite uproar from Democrats over his conflicts of interest and a prior career as an oil and gas lobbyist — Bernhardt has faced a wave of scandals.

The Interior Department’s watchdog is currently investigating Bernhardt over ethics concerns, along with a half-dozen other DOI senior officials. Those investigations come as the department faces renewed scrutiny over its decisions regarding Bears Ears, the Utah national monument dramatically reduced by Bernhardt’s equally scandal-ridden predecessor, Ryan Zinke.

View the complete April 25 article by E.A. Crunden on the ThinkProgress website here.

‘The Swampiest Swamp In The History Of The Swamp’

Trump once said that he “could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.” That’s one promise he kept. It is also one of the many reasons why Trump’s swamp is “the swampiest swamp in the history of the swamp.” Here’s the latest:

Since January 2017, Republican campaigns and political groups have spent more than $3.5 million at Trump’s properties.

McClatchy: “In 2014, Political Spending At Trump Properties Was $35K. In 2018, It’s $3.5M” Continue reading “‘The Swampiest Swamp In The History Of The Swamp’”