Drain the Swamp? Mike McKenna, Head of Trump Energy Team, Began Lobbying Career with Ethics Scandal

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By Steve HornNov 16, 2016, 4:33 pm157 pts
Mike McKenna, named to head the U.S. Department of Energy transition team for President-Elect Donald Trump, began his lobbying career in the aftermath of an ethics scandal in Virginia. Before resigning from the administration of Virginia's then-Governor George Allen in 1997, McKenna was implicated in the…

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