Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is being forced to resign
- Thread starter Kenneth Griffin
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I hope he goes to federal- pound you in the ass- prison.
Zinke will be the 402nd person to leave the Trump administration. That's an average of 1 person leaving every 1.7 days.
ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS INTO ALLEGED MISCONDUCT BY ZINKE
1. Blocked casino project after meeting with lobbyists, Department of Interior Office of Inspector General (Inspector General)
2. Potential Hatch Act violation: Florida drilling announcement, Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
3. Censorship in a climate change report, Inspector General
4. Potential Hatch Act violation: Make America Great Again socks, OSC
5. Real estate and microbrewery deal with an oil services executive, Inspector General
6. Spending $139,000 in taxpayer funds for office doors, House Oversight Committee
7. Zinke’s involvement in a plan to shrink national monuments, Inspector General
8. Alleged retaliation against a whistleblower, OSC
INVESTIGATIONS THAT IMPLICATE ZINKE IN MISCONDUCT
9. Zinke’s official government trips that included his wife, Inspector General
CLOSED OR INCONCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIONS DUE TO A LACK OF COOPERATION OR RECORDS
10. Alleged threat to Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) during the healthcare debate, Inspector General
11. Alleged threat to Sen. Murkowski during the healthcare debate, Government Accountability Office
12. Staff reassignments that may have been politically motivated, Inspector General
13. Potentially improper chartered flights, Inspector General
14. Halted mining study, Inspector General
INVESTIGATIONS THAT HAVE CLEARED ZINKE OF MISCONDUCT
15. Potential Hatch Act violation: National Hockey League speech, OSC
16. Potential Hatch Act violation: Virgin Islands political fundraiser, OSC
17. Potential Hatch Act violation: Seven additional trips that combined official and political activity, OSC
https://www.citizensforethics.org/a-guide-to-the-14-federal-investigations-into-ryan-zinke/
1. Blocked casino project after meeting with lobbyists, Department of Interior Office of Inspector General (Inspector General)
2. Potential Hatch Act violation: Florida drilling announcement, Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
3. Censorship in a climate change report, Inspector General
4. Potential Hatch Act violation: Make America Great Again socks, OSC
5. Real estate and microbrewery deal with an oil services executive, Inspector General
6. Spending $139,000 in taxpayer funds for office doors, House Oversight Committee
7. Zinke’s involvement in a plan to shrink national monuments, Inspector General
8. Alleged retaliation against a whistleblower, OSC
INVESTIGATIONS THAT IMPLICATE ZINKE IN MISCONDUCT
9. Zinke’s official government trips that included his wife, Inspector General
CLOSED OR INCONCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIONS DUE TO A LACK OF COOPERATION OR RECORDS
10. Alleged threat to Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) during the healthcare debate, Inspector General
11. Alleged threat to Sen. Murkowski during the healthcare debate, Government Accountability Office
12. Staff reassignments that may have been politically motivated, Inspector General
13. Potentially improper chartered flights, Inspector General
14. Halted mining study, Inspector General
INVESTIGATIONS THAT HAVE CLEARED ZINKE OF MISCONDUCT
15. Potential Hatch Act violation: National Hockey League speech, OSC
16. Potential Hatch Act violation: Virgin Islands political fundraiser, OSC
17. Potential Hatch Act violation: Seven additional trips that combined official and political activity, OSC
https://www.citizensforethics.org/a-guide-to-the-14-federal-investigations-into-ryan-zinke/
I want to rejoice, but the truth is Trump will appoint whatever swamp creature that Big Energy tells him to. Think Andrew Wheeler, but less ethical. Nobody with a political future except from the reddest of states will want this job.
Depends on if you think money laundering is questionable.
It can’t be drained. There are too many Trumpsters clogging up the drain.
(one Trump appointee at a time!)
Long time oil and gas lobbyist, David Bernhardt will step in for now.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/15/zinke-bernhardt-deputy-interior-1066658
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/15/zinke-bernhardt-deputy-interior-1066658
That's more frequently than most HROT posters changing their underwear.
This is beyond laughable.
As a replacement, why not Kushner?
Could so the job on Tuesdays and Thursdays of every other week. In between trips to SA.
As a replacement, why not Kushner?
Could so the job on Tuesdays and Thursdays of every other week. In between trips to SA.
Here is an article with Zinke's comments about Democrat Raul Grijalva, who will have oversight of Interior in a few days. Grijalva has stated he had a problem with alcohol, but he has succeeded in beating his addiction. Maybe, maybe not. Bad move by Zinke to have gone this route. But, considering who he is, and the audience he was pandering to, this wasn't surprising.
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/30/6722...ttacks-democrat-who-calls-for-his-resignation
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/30/6722...ttacks-democrat-who-calls-for-his-resignation
Shocking... I say Shocking....lack of response from the repubs on this. I guess they have no problems with corruption.*
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