The Interior Department’s inspector general on Monday opened an investigation into ethics claims surrounding David Bernhardt, Trump’s newly appointed interior secretary.

The Interior Department confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the probe was initiated on Monday at the request of Democrats, just days after he was confirmed by the Senate.

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