Sen. Lankford is asked to investigate Democrat Senator accused of ethics violations over wife’s environmental group

 

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford has a decision to make when it comes to an ethics and environmental issue and a Democrat Senator.

He must decide whether to proceed with an ethics investigation of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who is being accused of violating ethics rules after backing laws that financially benefited his wife’s environmental organization.

Lankford chairs the Senate Select Committee on Ethics. A watchdog group, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) made the complaint and request to  “to determine whether he violated the Senate ethics rules on conflicts of interest.”

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