Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today requested that the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia thoroughly investigate potential civil and criminal violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) by Department of the Interior Secretary nominee David Bernhardt, as well as his former lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck (Brownstein).
Wyden’s request follows public reports that indicate Bernhardt may have engaged in lobbying activities, including multiple direct lobbying contacts, after deregistering as a lobbyist for Brownstein in November 2016.
A copy of Wyden’s letter to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jessie K. Lu can be found here.