Opinion: Is This Trump’s Latest Attempt to Cover Up His Reflecting Pool Debacle?

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters President Trump’s decision to nominate Dennis Kirk to serve as Inspector General of the Department of the Interior is a profound mistake. His appointment will drain the department’s credibility more quickly than it seems able to drain the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool amid the controversial renovations he’ll likely have to investigate, and undermine independent oversight at a moment when the department desperately needs…