Sen. Whitehouse seeks answers on Wehrum ethics conflicts

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is seeking answers from the Trump administration on what he claims are EPA air policy chief Bill Wehrum's violations of administration ethics policy, accusing him of continuing to meet with former clients he represented as an industry attorney and being a “walking conflict of interest.” The senator's concerns echo criticisms from environmentalists who have previously faulted Wehrum for holding a briefing on the status of various air regulations at his former law firm with former clients...