Bad Optics

No, the title of this post doesn't refer to what the asshole ammosexual said as he was gearing up to kill Jews in Pittsburgh last Saturday.

I'm talking about the bad optics of having to wonder "Which of the myriad scandals, by which cabinet member?"

The combinations and permutations are practically infinite.

MSNBC:
(BTW, I think the lede oughta begin with: "It's kinda hard to believe it's not every day, but...")

It’s not every day that a federal cabinet secretary is referred to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation, though as the Washington Post reported, that’s precisely what happened yesterday to one of Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet members.

The Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General has referred one of its probes into the conduct of Secretary Ryan Zinke to the Justice Department for further investigation, according to two individuals familiar with the matter.

Deputy Inspector General Mary L. Kendall, who is serving as acting inspector general, is conducting at least three probes that involve Zinke. These include his involvement in a Montana land deal and the decision not to grant two tribes approval to operate a casino in Connecticut. The individuals, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly, did not specify which inquiry had been referred to the Justice Department.

It’s probably premature to say that Zinke is now under criminal investigation, but the agency’s inspector general has apparently determined that the cabinet secretary may have committed criminal acts. An IG isn’t empowered to do criminal investigations, which is why the matter has been sent to Justice.

The article added that a senior White House official said the investigation is apparently looking into whether the secretary “used his office to help himself.”

If we ever get around to pursuing even a representative sample of the shit being perpetrated by Cult45, DoJ will be busy with it for decades.