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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Nov 12, 2020, 12:44 AM Nov 2020

Trump DOJ appointees stalled investigation into Zinke: report

Trump DOJ appointees stalled investigation into Zinke: report
Department of Justice officials pointed to Trump political appointees for stalling a case into former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, according to a Tuesday report from The New York Times.

Lawyers in the Public Integrity Section were told by Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen that they would need a stronger case before they could proceed with charging Zinke with lying to federal investigators.

Zinke, who resigned at the end of 2018, was the subject of more than a dozen investigations into his conduct in office, including scrutiny over a land deal involving a foundation he led and a company backed by David Lesar, chairman of oilfield services company Halliburton. Zinke denied wrongdoing in the matter.

Interior’s Office of Inspector General referred its probe into the deal to the Department of Justice for potential prosecution of conflict of interest laws.

Sources that spoke with the Times listed the incident as an example of top department officials hindering investigations into President Trump and his highest-ranking officials.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/525574-trump-doj-appointees-stalled-investigation-into-zinke-report

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Trump DOJ appointees stalled investigation into Zinke: report (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
Oh, man ... I cannot wait for the cleansing to begin ... (nt) mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #1
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