Trump’s new interior chief met with lawyer for tribe linked to Zinke scandal
David Bernhardt’s meeting, missing from past calendars, raises questions over secretary’s potential conflicts of interest
The new interior secretary, David Bernhardt, met with a lawyer for a Native American tribe that is linked to the political scandal haunting Bernhardt’s predecessor, according to internal agency records.
The meeting was disclosed in daily summary cards released by the agency but had not been recorded in earlier calendars. It raises fresh questions about Bernhardt’s potential conflicts of interest.