Ethics watchdog says Thune’s vote to confirm his son-in-law’s nomination was a conflict of interest

Ethics watchdog says Thune’s vote to confirm his son-in-law’s nomination was a conflict of interest

A leader of a government watchdog group says U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, had a conflict of interest when he voted to approve his son-in-law’s nomination to a federal job. Thune voted yes Saturday on the confirmation of Luke Lindberg as undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Lindberg is married to one of Thune’s daughters, Brittany Thune Lindberg. Donald Sherman…

Ethics Watchdog: Thune’s Vote Was Conflict Of Interest

A leader of a government watchdog group says U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, had a conflict of interest when he voted to approve his son-in-law’s nomination to a federal job.