Sen. Blackburn Says Biden EPA Appointee Broke Law

In this screenshot from the RNC’s livestream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) addresses the virtual convention on Aug. 26, 2020. Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images

Environmental Protection Agency principal deputy general counsel Melissa Hoffer may have violated federal law by asking the Department of Justice to put a hold on all litigation involving the EPA, according to Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).

In a Jan. 25 letter made public on Jan. 28, Blackburn asked EPA Inspector General Sean O’Donnell and Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to “open an investigation into potential violations of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (FVRA) and other potential violations of ethics rules.”