Documents show DeJoy hired staff with ties to his businesses

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy brought in staff connected to his business ventures when he took over the United States Postal Service this summer, according to resumes and employment records obtained by American Oversight.

The documents, first reported by CNN Tuesday night, show that during the first two weeks of his tenure at the agency, DeJoy hired four staffers — his chief of staff, two senior executive advisers, and his senior executive administrative assistant — with ties to his private-sector work.

Cost-cutting measures implemented by DeJoy, a major fundraiser for President Donald Trump with investments in companies that have business interests in USPS operations, have caused widespread mail delays even as the pandemic made the country more dependent than ever on delivery services.

Those controversial changes and the president’s own unsupported claims about vote-by-mail fraud spurred an ongoing congressional investigation into whether the Trump administration is seeking to use the agency to undermine the upcoming election, although DeJoy denies the changes are politically motivated.

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