WASHINGTON – Six Democratic senators called Monday for a federal investigation into Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy over a family vacation road trip that was recorded for an online video series and funded by corporate donors whose businesses fall under his department’s regulatory oversight.
The lawmakers – Senators Patty Murray, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth, Ben Ray Lujan, Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal – have requested the DOT Office of Inspector General examine the video project. In their request, they stated that Duffy’s involvement creates “serious questions about use of funds and potential misconduct.”
The controversy centers around the transportation chief’s participation in the filmed vacation trip that was financed by companies his agency oversees, raising potential conflict of interest concerns.
