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Brief: Top Congressional Democrat calls for investigation into Mick Mulvaney talks with USC

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts attends an hearing on Capitol Hill to examine the federal response to the opioid crisis Oct. 5, 2017 in Washington D,C. The ongoing opioid epidemic has rapidly emerged as one of the most urgent public health challenges facing the nation today. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts attends an hearing on Capitol Hill to examine the federal response to the opioid crisis Oct. 5, 2017 in Washington D,C. The ongoing opioid epidemic has rapidly emerged as one of the most urgent public health challenges facing the nation today. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to federal ethics officials on Tuesday calling for an investigation into Mick Mulvaney’s reported discussions with the University of South Carolina about the possibility of becoming the school’s next president, according to a story written by The State.  

Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, said the discussions may have violated federal law, since Mulvaney did not disclose his discussions with USC. 

Under the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act, federal officials “may not directly negotiate or have any agreement of future employment or compensation unless such individual ... files with the individual’s supervising ethics office.”

In her letter, Warren referenced a story written by The New York Times on Jan. 7 that reported Mulvaney has explored the possibility of becoming the president of USC. 

USC spokesman Wes Hickman said that the committee would not discuss applicants or rumored candidates until they have four finalists, according to The State. 

Harris Pastides will officially retire as USC’s current president at the end of the 2019 school year. 


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