We noted earlier today that the new Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, yesterday said he wanted to re-open investigations into ethical lapses at the department under Bush. And he specifically mentioned, among other scandals, the Steven Griles affair, in which the department’s number two official was convicted in connection to his ties to super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, becoming the highest-ranking administration official sentenced in the sprawling Abramoff probe.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=146521