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More conflicts for Tillerson: The SEC is currently investigating Exxon Mobil
- Tillerson’s reported relationship with Russia isn’t the potential Secretary of State’s only perceived conflict of interest.
- ExxonMobil faces ongoing SEC investigations for allegedly misleading shareholders about the value of some of its corporate assets.
- Trump will appoint the SEC commissioners as president. Read more
Trump’s latest Dept. of Agriculture pick is a defender of puppy mills
- Trump tapped Brian Klippenstein to join the team leading the U.S. Department of Agriculture transition on Friday.
- Klippenstein has a history of protecting puppy mills from regulation that would make them more humane.
- How bad are puppy mills? A former puppy mill worker who wrote about his experiences described it as “an industry of torture.” Read more
Mike Flynn “inappropriately shared” classified info, exposing himself as major hypocrite
- Trump’s national security advisor Gen. Mike Flynn Trump “inappropriately shared” classified information with foreign military advisers.
- According to the Washington Post, Flynn was investigated for sharing protected information about U.S. activities in Afghanistan with British and Australian allies.
- Flynn’s behavior did not result in any disciplinary action, an investigation concluded that Flynn didn’t act “knowingly.”
- Flynn was one of the loudest critics of Hillary Clinton and her use of a private email server when she served as Secretary of State.
- Flynn said Clinton should be in jail for her actions, and called on her to drop out of the race. Read more
