Pentagon Watchdog Clears Shanahan of Wrongdoing After Probe
- Move could clear path for acting defense chief’s nomination
- Inspector general says he didn’t favor former employer Boeing
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Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan was cleared by a Pentagon watchdog of allegations that he violated ethics standards, opening the way for President Donald Trump to decide whether to nominate him to stay in the job.
Investigators for Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine interviewed 33 officials and reviewed 7,300 pages of unclassified and classified documents in reviewing at least six sets of anonymous allegations against Shanahan, including assertions that he showed favoritism to his former employer, Boeing Co.