Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has put out a statement on his leaving the Trump administration, and in it and in his reported resignation letter, he seems to place the blame squarely on investigations into him.
Zinke’s departure, announced on Twitter by President Donald Trump this morning, comes amid a number of ethics inquiries.
I love working for the President and am incredibly proud of all the good work we’ve accomplished together. However, after 30 years of public service, I cannot justify spending thousands of dollars defending myself and my family against false allegations. Full statement attached. pic.twitter.com/gwo75SA6bM
— Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) December 15, 2018
The Associated Press obtained Zinke’s resignation letter, in which he decried “vicious and politically motivated attacks” and said they’d become an “unfortunate distraction”:- READ MORE