Trump’s nominee for head of the Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Hartnett White, withdrew after she plagiarized her answers to the Senate and admitted she did “not have any kind of expertise or even much layman study of the ocean dynamics and the climate change issue.”
Matthew Petersen was nominated to be a district court judge, and withdrew his nomination shortly after Senator Kennedy (R-LA) asked him if he had any courtroom experience. He didn’t.
Andrew Puzder, a fast food executive nominated to Labor Secretary, withdrew his nomination in February 2017 after allegations of wage theft and domestic abuse surfaced.
Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson has been accused by whistleblowers that worked under him for a hostile work environment, overprescription of medication, and drinking on the job. Why didn’t you vet the man you nominated to take care of our veterans, Mr. President?
An inspector general found that Secretary for Veterans Affairs David Shulkin improperly accepted tickets to a Wimbledon championship tennis match, and his chief of staff altered an email and made false statements that eventually led to taxpayer money being spent on travel for Shulkin.
At least five Cabinet members are alleged to have used taxpayer money for private travel.
At least four have kept their ties to business groups that they may regulate.
One received help navigating the Senate confirmation process from a lobbyist who was seeking federal contracts from the department.
Others failed to report ownership in a gun company, and continued investment in a company despite calls that the company presented a conflict of interest.
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