Energy and Environment

Ryan Zinke faces Justice Department investigation

By John Siciliano
Published October 30, 2018 7:18pm ET
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Ryan Zinke faces Justice Department investigation
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks with reporters at the Camp Nelson National Monument on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Camp Nelson was a Union Army depot during the U.S. Civil War and was a recruiting center for black soldiers. Zinke announced Saturday Camp Nelson has been officially designated as a national monument. | (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke faces a Justice Department investigation into whether he used his office for personal gain, following a referral from his agency’s own inspector general.

CNN reported on Tuesday it heard from multiple sources that the inspector general referred Zinke to the Justice Department for investigation.

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