Top Interior Dem calls for investigation into Zinke's call to Murkowski
Source: The Hill
Robin Eberhardt
The top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee is calling for a probe into whether President Trump's Interior secretary threatened to retaliate against an Alaska senator for opposing the GOP healthcare measure this week.
Both Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Dan Sullivan (R) said they received a call from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Wednesday, informing them that the Trump administration will not support key projects with Alaska after Murkowksi voted against the GOP healthcare bill in the senate a day before.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said in a statement Thursday that he plans to request a formal investigation into whether the Trump administration threatened the Alaska lawmakers, pointing out that he believes Zinke is serving Trump's "political vendetta" over the public interest.
Running a department of the federal government means you serve the American people as a protector of their rights and freedoms, Grijalva said. It doesnt mean you serve the president as a bag man for his political vendettas." He went on to say that using political blackmail is an action that one could expect from the Kremlin, not a government agency.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/344161-key-dem-calls-for-probe-into-whether-trump-administration-threatened-alaska
barbtries
(28,810 posts)i could not believe when i read this news. if it is not illegal it should be.
The "heroic" SEAL, and thief!!!
Now he's trying to graduate to extortion, what a slime!
In my view once you've dishonored the uniform, you're not deserving of any respect, period! Zinke isn't deserving of respect, because he's a thief...and it doesn't matter how much he stole...he will always be a thief!!!
Sneederbunk
(14,298 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Alaska voted for Trump. What say you now, Alaska? Now do you understand what people meant when they told you that he's unfit for the Presidency?
Txbluedog
(1,128 posts)Members of his caucus are being threatened and bullied and he needs to protect them and yet McTurtle wont do anything. This is why I believe that he wont survive in his leadership position if Republicans even end up with a reduced majority post 2018. Hopefully Putin will have provided him with a generous pension
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,036 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)Not one smidgeon of decency exists in them.
procon
(15,805 posts)Sucha NastyWoman
(2,749 posts)With Putin's Puppet at the head
lark
(23,147 posts)Just ask the orange assface, he'll tell you all about it. He emulates his master in every way possible, except so far, we haven't seen bodies dropping. Hopefully that waits forever, or we get rid of him before he gets to that point (best option by far, lol).
trueblue2007
(17,237 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)I except no less from the Trump crime family.
turbinetree
(24,713 posts)What a POS, blackmailing a sitting US Senator on a vote......................fucking amazing
2naSalit
(86,765 posts)incoming President Obama to appoint him as Sec of Interior and we got cowboy Ken Salazar instead.
Still pissed about that.
panader0
(25,816 posts)Thanks Raul....
LittleGirl
(8,291 posts)LittleGirl
(8,291 posts)Blackmail is illegal right?
this administration is a disaster and #45 needs to learn about how government works and not use his "unethical business tactics" to get things done. Plueeeze.
maxsolomon
(33,384 posts)Extortion?
Or is this just too blatant for DC's comity and decorum?
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)onenote
(42,747 posts)and I recall a few DUers arguing we needed more of those strong-arming tactics when Obama was in office and Reid was majority leader.
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)Than the West Wing. Right down to the russian mob ties.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)So, Jr. is Fredo. Is Kushner Michael?