"The Interior Department's Inspector General (IG) is investigating a real estate deal involving Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the chairman of a leading oil services company, the IG office confirmed to the Hill Wednesday.

The investigation will focus on a Montana-based commercial development that Zinke is poised to benefit from financially, Politico first reported Wednesday.

The investigation will center on a real estate deal involving Zinke, his wife and his daughter and Haliburton Chairman David Lesar in Zinke's hometown of Whitefish, Mont."

Miranda Green and Brett Samuels report for The Hill July 18, 2018. [2]