Ryan Zinke Has Fired the DOI Inspector General

[Trish]

At last count, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was the subject of 14 separate government investigations. (A new record!) But that number could soon be zero. That’s because Zinke just fired the Department of the Interior’s acting inspector general.

The news doesn’t stop there. Not only did Mary Kendall, the acting inspector general, not learn she was being replaced until The Hill broke the news this morning, but her replacement will likely be able to fill the role without needing to go through Senate confirmation.

Kendall—who’s served as acting inspector general at the DOI for ten years, and previously spent a decade as deputy inspector general—is being replaced by Suzanne Israel Tufts, a Republican lawyer who worked on the Trump campaign, and then was appointed to the role of assistant secretary of administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, Tufts will not need to undergo Senate confirmation to fill the new role, as she was already approved by Congress for her job at HUD.

Tufts, who will now handle oversight of the investigations into Zinke, was appointed to HUD to replace an official who blew the whistle on Ben Carson’s taxpayer-funded $31,000 dining set.

If you think that sounds unethical, you’re not alone. “We are particularly worried that she’s a political appointee without any obvious government oversight experience,” Danielle Brian, the executive director of the non-partisan Project on Government Oversight, told NBC. “And they are sliding her in under the radar of any Senate confirmation process to take over charged investigations into the behavior of the cabinet secretary.”

https://www.outsideonline.com/2355936/zinke-fires-inspector-general

[Safety]

Welcome to the banana republic. Were Obama to do this, the right wing here would be at the rally point in DC ready to march into the White House to perform a 2nd amendment remedy. However, since this is the trump administration, the right wing will just eventually stop by the thread to insult those for even reporting this.

[Common]

Welcome to the banana republic. Were Obama to do this, the right wing here would be at the rally point in DC ready to march into the White House to perform a 2nd amendment remedy. However, since this is the trump administration, the right wing will just eventually stop by the thread to insult those for even reporting this.

Obama did far worse and so did all the should be convicts he surrounded himself with. You live in this lala land where you believe obama was on the up and up, he should be a convict with holder and lynch

[Common]

At last count, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was the subject of 14 separate government investigations. (A new record!) But that number could soon be zero. That’s because Zinke just fired the Department of the Interior’s acting inspector general.

The news doesn’t stop there. Not only did Mary Kendall, the acting inspector general, not learn she was being replaced until The Hill broke the news this morning, but her replacement will likely be able to fill the role without needing to go through Senate confirmation.

Kendall—who’s served as acting inspector general at the DOI for ten years, and previously spent a decade as deputy inspector general—is being replaced by Suzanne Israel Tufts, a Republican lawyer who worked on the Trump campaign, and then was appointed to the role of assistant secretary of administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, Tufts will not need to undergo Senate confirmation to fill the new role, as she was already approved by Congress for her job at HUD.

Tufts, who will now handle oversight of the investigations into Zinke, was appointed to HUD to replace an official who blew the whistle on Ben Carson’s taxpayer-funded $31,000 dining set.

If you think that sounds unethical, you’re not alone. “We are particularly worried that she’s a political appointee without any obvious government oversight experience,” Danielle Brian, the executive director of the non-partisan Project on Government Oversight, told NBC. “And they are sliding her in under the radar of any Senate confirmation process to take over charged investigations into the behavior of the cabinet secretary.”

https://www.outsideonline.com/2355936/zinke-fires-inspector-general

If this is in fact true that zinke fired those who were investigating him, he should be removed himself

[Safety]

Obama did far worse and so did all the should be convicts he surrounded himself with. You live in this lala land where you believe obama was on the up and up, he should be a convict with holder and lynch

Just you saying he did far worse, doesn't make it true. Why don't you list the things that he did "far worse" on and that you think was criminal.

[Hoosier8]

Meh, more erroneous hysteria.


Suzanne Israel Tufts will oversee four ongoing investigations into Secretary Ryan Zinke’s conduct

“The position of the Inspector General has been vacant for about ten years,” Vander Voort said in an email. “This is a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position, which would be announced by the White House.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hud-political-appointee-abruptly-moved-to-lead-interiors-watchdog-office-amid-ongoing-investigations-into-zinke/2018/10/16/30de03b4-d164-11e8-83d6-291fcead2ab1_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d5ad1498d885

[Trish]

If this is in fact true that zinke fired those who were investigating him, he should be removed himself

I agree. Hopefully we will learn more in the coming days.

[Trish]

Meh, more erroneous hysteria.


Suzanne Israel Tufts will oversee four ongoing investigations into Secretary Ryan Zinke’s conduct

“The position of the Inspector General has been vacant for about ten years,” Vander Voort said in an email. “This is a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position, which would be announced by the White House.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hud-political-appointee-abruptly-moved-to-lead-interiors-watchdog-office-amid-ongoing-investigations-into-zinke/2018/10/16/30de03b4-d164-11e8-83d6-291fcead2ab1_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d5ad1498d885

So you are saying that this person will be confirmed by the Senate first.

[Hoosier8]

So you are saying that this person will be confirmed by the Senate first.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_positions_filled_by_presidential_appointme nt_with_Senate_confirmation

[Trish]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_positions_filled_by_presidential_appointme nt_with_Senate_confirmation


Why are you posting a wikipedia link? Are you suggesting this President always follows protocol and procedures? You're kidding, right?

I'm willing to wait to see how this plays out. What I'm not willing to do is take a wikipedia link as this President's go to SOP for appointments.

Nice try though. (grin)

[Hoosier8]

Why are you posting a wikipedia link? Are you suggesting this President always follows protocol and procedures? You're kidding, right?

I'm willing to wait to see how this plays out. What I'm not willing to do is take a wikipedia link as this President's go to SOP for appointments.

Nice try though. (grin)

Ah, so ignore the facts for a conspiracy theory. Got it.

Oh and this president has actually followed the Constitution unlike the last one.

[Trish]

Ah, so ignore the facts for a conspiracy theory. Got it.

Oh and this president has actually followed the Constitution unlike the last one.

Well we're definitely reading different Constitutions. Here's my contribution to the wikipedia link war:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_of_Nobility_Clause

[Hoosier8]

Well we're definitely reading different Constitutions. Here's my contribution to the wikipedia link war:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_of_Nobility_Clause
Evidently you unaware of the constitutional powers of Congress.

[Trish]

Evidently you unaware of the constitutional powers of Congress.

Maybe you're right. Why don't you explain it in detail to me.

[Mini Me]

Welcome to the banana republic. Were Obama to do this, the right wing here would be at the rally point in DC ready to march into the White House to perform a 2nd amendment remedy. However, since this is the trump administration, the right wing will just eventually stop by the thread to insult those for even reporting this.

There is no accountability with this FASCIST regime!The rule of law is gone!

High crimes are being commited, and no one left to "blow the whistle!"

And we will never know what those crimes are, until after the regime is over.

[Green Arrow]

Obstruction of justice.

[Hoosier8]

Maybe you're right. Why don't you explain it in detail to me.
Gave much of their power away to the Administration. All so they don't have to make difficult decisions that affect votes.

[Mini Me]

Obama did far worse and so did all the should be convicts he surrounded himself with. You live in this lala land where you believe obama was on the up and up, he should be a convict with holder and lynch

Please list those high crimes!
We will wait, and wait, and wait until you can invent something.

[Mini Me]

If this is in fact true that zinke fired those who were investigating him, he should be removed himself

Yeah, but who is going to do that? Answer: No one!

[Tahuyaman]

Meh, more erroneous hysteria.


Suzanne Israel Tufts will oversee four ongoing investigations into Secretary Ryan Zinke’s conduct

“The position of the Inspector General has been vacant for about ten years,” Vander Voort said in an email. “This is a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position, which would be announced by the White House.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hud-political-appointee-abruptly-moved-to-lead-interiors-watchdog-office-amid-ongoing-investigations-into-zinke/2018/10/16/30de03b4-d164-11e8-83d6-291fcead2ab1_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d5ad1498d885


So much for this one......

[Trish]

Gave much of their power away to the Administration. All so they don't have to make difficult decisions that affect votes.

I can't argue with that.

[Tahuyaman]

There is no accountability with this FASCIST regime!The rule of law is gone!

High crimes are being commited, and no one left to "blow the whistle!"

And we will never know what those crimes are, until after the regime is over.



What a hoot.

[Tahuyaman]

Obstruction of justice.

You do realize that the investigations are ongoing, right?

[Hoosier8]

There is no accountability with this FASCIST regime!The rule of law is gone!

High crimes are being commited, and no one left to "blow the whistle!"

And we will never know what those crimes are, until after the regime is over.




Yep, following the constitution and congressional laws is so passe for the hysterical left.

[Captdon]

Welcome to the banana republic. Were Obama to do this, the right wing here would be at the rally point in DC ready to march into the White House to perform a 2nd amendment remedy. However, since this is the trump administration, the right wing will just eventually stop by the thread to insult those for even reporting this.

Obama did this for all vacancies until the Supreme Court ruled he wasn't allowed to do it. I was passing by and decided to furnish some information you lib types thought we had forgotten.

[Captdon]

Well we're definitely reading different Constitutions. Here's my contribution to the wikipedia link war:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_of_Nobility_Clause

Wikipedia is a bad choice almost always. But - what has the emoluements clause have to do with anything?

[Tahuyaman]

Welcome to the banana republic. Were Obama to do this, the right wing here would be at the rally point in DC ready to march into the White House to perform a 2nd amendment remedy. However, since this is the trump administration, the right wing will just eventually stop by the thread to insult those for even reporting this.




Obstruction of justice.



Well, Inguess we need to create another outrage. This one's dead.......... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/interior-department-acting-inspector-general-mary-kendall-investigating-zinke-still-on-the-job-despite-rumored-ouster/

Interior Dept watchdog investigating Zinke is still on the job despite her rumored ouster

[Tahuyaman]

Isn’t something how the liberals abandon a thread when they find out that they got suckered by more fake news?

[donttread]

At last count, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was the subject of 14 separate government investigations. (A new record!) But that number could soon be zero. That’s because Zinke just fired the Department of the Interior’s acting inspector general.

The news doesn’t stop there. Not only did Mary Kendall, the acting inspector general, not learn she was being replaced until The Hill broke the news this morning, but her replacement will likely be able to fill the role without needing to go through Senate confirmation.

Kendall—who’s served as acting inspector general at the DOI for ten years, and previously spent a decade as deputy inspector general—is being replaced by Suzanne Israel Tufts, a Republican lawyer who worked on the Trump campaign, and then was appointed to the role of assistant secretary of administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, Tufts will not need to undergo Senate confirmation to fill the new role, as she was already approved by Congress for her job at HUD.

Tufts, who will now handle oversight of the investigations into Zinke, was appointed to HUD to replace an official who blew the whistle on Ben Carson’s taxpayer-funded $31,000 dining set.

If you think that sounds unethical, you’re not alone. “We are particularly worried that she’s a political appointee without any obvious government oversight experience,” Danielle Brian, the executive director of the non-partisan Project on Government Oversight, told NBC. “And they are sliding her in under the radar of any Senate confirmation process to take over charged investigations into the behavior of the cabinet secretary.”

https://www.outsideonline.com/2355936/zinke-fires-inspector-general

There's some swamp left to drain