Rep. Joe Neguse on Kristi Noem Scandal: ‘Accountability Includes Her Termination’

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NEGUSE: “Well. It’s good to be with you, Jen. First, I would say better late than never. With respect to those Republican colleagues of mine that you showed that finally have apparently seen the light and realized that the corruption that secretary noem was engaged in as secretary of homeland security was deeply offensive to each and every American. To me. I mean, of course, accountability includes her termination. And I am heartened by the fact that she will no longer be leading the department. But that’s the first step. It can’t be the last step. The reality is, and you articulated well the twists and turns in particular with respect to the $200 million ad campaign. I believe that ultimately, when the evidence eventually comes to light, that there were laws violated, federal procurement laws, conflict of interest laws, and of course, potentially civil and criminal penalties that could attach. So it’s going to be very critical for us to get to the bottom of it. We’re working with course with our colleagues in the Senate and doing what we can to ultimately implore the inspector general in the Department of Homeland Security to investigate these matters as well. As, you know, secretary noem was working vociferously hard to stop the inspector general from investigating anything. I”