Trump’s Environmental Pick Worked for Musk-Backed Advocacy Group

Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency, has been a consultant to a wide swath of conservative organizations, including one of Elon Musk’s preferred dark money advocacy groups, according to new ethics disclosures.

Zeldin’s work for the Musk-backed group and others, combined with his plan to transfer the ownership of his public relations firm to his wife has generated concern among government watchdogs.

Lee Zeldin

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Even if Lee Zeldin resigns from Zeldin Strategies, which he has pledged to do if confirmed, his wife’s role leaves open the possibility that entities with business ...