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White House moves to replace Interior Department IG amid probe of Secretary Ryan Zinke
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-moves-replace-interior-department-ig-amid-probe-secretary-n920741The White House appears to be replacing the agency watchdog at the Interior Department who is in the midst of two investigations into Secretary Ryan Zinke, drawing criticism from government oversight groups.
In an internal email sent last Friday, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced to his staff that after just seven months at the agency, the assistant secretary for administration, Suzanne Israel Tufts, was moving over to the Interior Department to be the acting inspector general. Acting inspectors general do not need Senate confirmation.
But the internal announcement came as news to the Interior Department IG's office, which said in a statement to NBC News, "The Office of Inspector General has received no official communication about any leadership changes."
Tufts, the White House and the Interior Department press office did not respond to requests for comment.
(cover up, cover up, cover up)
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