'The potential for conflict of interests are obvious and jump off the page.' Ethics experts and some lawmakers raise concerns over Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's significant financial ties to the shipping industry.
As the pandemic continues to pose possible issues for election day, the president is now threatening the funding for the post office, which could prevent expanded mail-in voting efforts.
“It’s deeply concerning that he has retained a fairly large portfolio that includes up to $30 million in postal service contractor XPO,” said Walter Shaub, the former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics under President Obama and a top government ethics expert. “That particular contractor is a supply chain logistics company that is directly involved in the postal services processing of mail. The potential for conflict of interests are obvious and jump off the page.
"Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's investments in [post office] competitors were already deeply problematic," Warren said in a tweet Thursday."But his purchase of [Amazon] stock options after his appointment is inexcusable. The [Office of the Inspector General] must investigate this corruption." A woman cleans the doors of the National Capital Station U.S. Post Office near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Aug. 13, 2020.Thursday a spokesperson for the USPS did not respond to ABC News' questions about DeJoy's current financial interest in XPO, whether a conflict of interest issue had come up or whether DeJoy has been made to divest any of his assets.
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