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NEW: Emails from our HUD lawsuit show Ben Carson Jr. using his company's email to connect business execs with top government officials at the agency his father runs: bit.ly/2E4lqrQ
A1 of the @WashingtonPost today via @eilperin and @jackgillum: "'Using his position for private gain': Ben Carson was warned he might run afoul of ethics rules by enlisting his son" wapo.st/2ny0orb
Nepotism is still nepotism - even without the paycheck. From Ivanka and Jared to Ben Carson Jr., the Trump administration keeps giving key positions to family members of top officials: bit.ly/2E4lqrQ
Ben Carson's daughter-in-law got a half million dollar government contract from CMS. We're expanding our investigation to find out how: bit.ly/2GA8bO2
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Tomorrow, House Democrats will begin oversight. We've already been filing FOIA requests and will sue to get the documents if the administration tries to stonewall Congress. See what we've filed so far: americanoversight.org/investigation/…
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.@SecretaryZinke is leaving the administration one day before the the new Congress to avoid facing scrutiny. But just because he's leaving doesn't mean we're done investigating: americanoversight.org/our-ryan-zinke…
.@Interior recently classified uranium as a “critical mineral." We submitted a FOIA to find out if the the uranium mining industry influenced this decision — and what impact it could have on national monuments: americanoversight.org/documents?fwp_…
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Now that the House is investigating, Ben Carson could face real accountability for his son's participation in the Baltimore listening tour, retaliation against an employee who objected to his spending, and Armstrong Williams' role at the agency: motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
Ben Carson allegedly demoted an employee who objected when he tried to spend $31,000 on a dining set. Emails we obtained show she was frequently asked about exceeding the $5,000 limit on renovations: americanoversight.org/investigation/…
See our investigation into Ben Carson's leadership at HUD and his family's involvement at the agency: americanoversight.org/investigation/…
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