BALDWIN: Breaking news involving one of the president's cabinet members. Sources tell CNN the Justice Department is now investigating Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. CNN Senior White House Correspondent, Pamela Brown, is with me now for more. Pamela, tell me what you know.</s>PAMELA BROWN, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Brooke, what we have learned is the Justice Department is investigating Ryan Zinke for using his office for personal gain. This is following a referral from Interior's inspector general. This is coming from two sources familiar with this investigation. Brooke, we should point out the full extent of the inquiry is unclear, but we do know that Zinke has faced ethics questions during his time in office at Interior. And the inspector general's office has multiple public inquiries into the secretary, including the department's handling of a Connecticut casino project, whether the boundaries for a national monument were redrawn to benefit a state lawmaker, and conversations between Zinke and Halliburton about an ongoing project. Zinke has said he has not been contacted by the Justice Department. Here's what he says about our story: "They" -- as in the Justice Department -- "haven't talked to me. It will be the same thing as all the other investigations. I follow all rules, procedures, regulations and most importantly the law. This is another politically driven investigation that has no merit." That is what Zinke, Interior Secretary Zinke is telling CNN about our story. And the Justice Department --
DOJ Investigating Interior Secretary for Using Office for Personal Gain.