"A government watchdog group on Wednesday requested an investigation into the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) air office, arguing the Trump appointee violated an ethics pledge by meeting with former clients.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint against Bill Wehrum, a former lobbyist who returned to the EPA during the Trump administration to fill the same role he held under former President George W. Bush.
CREW argues in its complaint that Wehrum failed to get any of the necessary ethics waivers before taking such meetings and that his explanations for doing so “misconstrues the requirements of the ethics pledge and fails to address the distinct recusal obligations under his ethics agreement.” "
Rebecca Beitsch reports for The Hill May 29, 2019.
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