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A nonprofit government watchdog organization has filed a formal complaint against Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy, alleging that a reality television show he and his family are taking part in likely violates federal ethics rules.

Duffy and his wife, Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, and their nine children, are starring in a series called “The Great American Road Trip” as part of the Trump administration’s celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States of America.

“The motto is: To love America is to see America. It’s more than a road trip. It’s a civic experience,” Duffy says in the trailer for the show.

The series is being financed by several transportation-related industries, including Toyota, United Airlines, Boeing, and others, that are regulated by the department, through a nonprofit organization called “The Great American Road Trip, Inc.” That organization is itself led by a former transportation industry lobbyist.

At least three companies that are sponsoring the seven-month road trip have been fined or audited by the DOT in the past.

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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has lodged a formal complaint against Duffy and the DOT, alleging that the privately........

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