Trump Picks ‘Lobbyist for War Criminals’ to Lead Pentagon

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Trump Picks ‘Lobbyist for War Criminals’ to Lead Pentagon

Pete Hegseth helped secure pardons for three former U.S. soldiers accused or convicted of horrific war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Pentagon privately lobbied Trump during his first White House term to pardon former members of the U.S. armed forces accused or convicted of war crimes, including a Navy SEAL […]

As Nation Transfixed by Impeachment, Trump Quietly Provides Offshore Drilling Industry ‘Sweetheart Giveaway’

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As Nation Transfixed by Impeachment, Trump Quietly Provides Offshore Drilling Industry ‘Sweetheart Giveaway’

Former lobbyist turned Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, says critic, probably assumed gift “to his former oil and gas client would slip by unnoticed.” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt was condemned Monday for a proposed policy shift on offshore drilling panned as a “sweetheart giveaway” for a former client.  The new extraction-encouraging proposal was announced […]