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Report: Zinke taking new job with D.C. lobbyist

Posted at 3:27 PM, Feb 14, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-14 18:39:48-05
US Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of Whitefish (file photo)

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has a new job with a lobbying firm led by former aides of President Trump.

Zinke, also a former Montana congressman, is now a senior adviser at Turnberry Solutions, which was formed in 2017 by Jason Osbourne, Mike Rubio and Ryan O’Dwyer, who all worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign, according to The Hill.

Zinke resigned last month amid a series of alleged ethical scandals, including his role in a proposed development in Whitefish involved an oil industry executive. He has denied wrongdoing in all cases.

Zinke will keep another private sector job at Artillery One, an investment firm focused on cryptocurrency.

Read the full Hill story here.