Conservative group asks probe of Clinton move for son-in-law

WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative watchdog group has asked the U.S. government's ethics agency to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's intervention in a request for help by a deep-sea mining company after one of the firm's investors contacted her son-in-law. Clinton, then secretary of state, told a senior State Department official to look into the matter. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust asked the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on Monday to investiga

WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative watchdog group has asked the U.S. government's ethics agency to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's intervention in a request for help by a deep-sea mining company after one of the firm's investors contacted her son-in-law. Clinton, then secretary of state, told a senior State Department official to look into the matter. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust asked the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on Monday to investiga…