The DOT IG is investigating Sean Duffy’s participation in a reality show
The DOT IG is investigating Sean Duffy’s participation in a reality show CREW Legal Updates From: info@citizensforethics.org To: Mark M Giese Fri, May 15 2026 at 11:41 AM Mark, This week CREW filed a complaint with the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General requesting an investigation into Secretary Sean Duffy’s participation in a corporate-sponsored reality show. Now, the IG has confirmed they are reviewing our complaint. This is a Cabinet secretary who spent parts of several months on a road trip with his family to “celebrate” America’s 250th anniversary and squeezed in time to do “some work” in his taxpayer-funded job. Despite claims that the road trip was an official endeavor by the DOT, a spokesperson for the agency stated that “[p]roduction costs were paid for by the Great American Road Trip, Inc,” a nonprofit led by a former transportation industry lobbyist and funded by mega corporations—at least three of which (United Airlines, Toyota and...
