Ethics of Trump Interior secretary nominee
By Dino Grandoni
March 29 at 8:57 AM
... Sen. Ron Wyden lit into David Bernhardt. The Oregon Democrat accusing him of lying to his face about his commitment to ethics.
“You asked to come to my office to say you stood for strong ethics,” Wyden told Bernhardt, referring to their meeting last week. “A few hours after we met, I saw documents that show within the last two years you blocked the release of a Fish and Wildlife analysis of toxic chemicals.”
That Fish and Wildlife agency analysis, reported by the New York Times this week, found the use of two chemicals to kill pests also imperiled more than 1,200 endangered animals and plants. Bernhardt stopped the release of the analysis, referring it to lawyers within the department.
“You sound like just another corrupt official," Wyden told Bernhardt, whose children were in attendance during his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ...
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