Embattled Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke leaving Trump administration at end of year
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke might be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the year, the president tweeted early Saturday. Trump stated he might be asserting a brand new secretary of the Interior subsequent week. Zinke has been the topic of greater than a dozen investigations into private journey and different moral questions. It was not clear whether or not Zinke, a former Montana congressman, resigned or was fired. Zinke’s departure as head of the company that oversees federal land, wildlife and American Indian relations comes as Democrats put together to take over as the bulk within the House, the place they will have subpoena energy for investigations. In specific, Zinke has been below scrutiny for a land deal involving a basis he led and an organization backed by David Lesar, chairman of oilfield companies firm Halliburton
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