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Gary Peters: “Trump's nominee for labor IG is a former Republican…”

Featuring: Gary Peters, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Michigan

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… and detecting waste, fraud and abuse, basically he then nominated partisan operatives to take their place. So let's take a look at some of the nominees he put in place. Trump's nominee for labor IG is a former Republican congressman and the subject of multiple past investigations for ethical misconduct. The nominee to be IG for Health and Human Services is a former Republican official who was forced to resign due to unethical conduct. (12:40–12:53)

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Asserts that Trump's nominee for labor IG is a former Republican congressman with a history of ethical misconduct investigations.

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