Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told President Trump's nominee for inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that his professional history has raised "serious doubt" about his ability to be an "impartial investigator" for the agency.

In a letter provided first to The Hill, Warren addressed Thomas March Bell, Trump's nominee for HHS inspector general, and brought up accusations that he mismanaged taxpayer funds as well as her own misgivings that his "highly partisan positions" will influence his conduct should he be confirmed.

Bell has worked closely with the GOP, formerly working as a Republican staff director and an attorney for the Justice Department. He helped to establish a "Conscience and Religious Freedom Division" under the HHS Office for Civil Rights during Trump's first term, though it's unclear if this office is still........

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