Lee Zeldin Shares Most Egregious Thing He Found That Biden Admin Left Behind At EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin appeared on Fox Business Wednesday to discuss how he says the Biden-era EPA mismanaged billions in taxpayer funds.

During an appearance on “The Evening Edit,” Zeldin talked about what he said was a gross mismanagement of funds by the previous administration. Zeldin said this amid ongoing scrutiny of the Biden administration’s financial dealings, particularly concerning a $20 billion spending initiative.

“I would really say it’s this entire scheme of what to do with the $20 billion where the money is fronted to eight entities. By the way, Free Beacon just came out with a story about an hour ago where $2 billion went to Stacey Abrams’ group, even though that group only received $100 in 2023. Yeah, in 2024 they got $2 billion,” Zeldin said when asked what was the most egregious thing he found in the EPA that the Biden administration left behind.

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Zeldin said this was done as a rushed effort by the Biden administration to disburse massive sums in the days leading up to the presidential transition.

“These eight entities are all pastor entities to sub-grantees. Many of those sub-grantees are also pastor entities. And the way this whole thing was designed, both the financial agent agreement between Treasury and the bank, the account control agreement with EPA, the bank, and the primary recipients, these were all built to tie EPA’s hands behind their back and to ensure less accountability and less oversight,” Zeldin added. “It was a race against time prior to Inauguration Day to get out $20 billion that the Biden EPA said, as they were caught on camera, throwing gold bars off the Titanic.”

Zeldin’s criticisms didn’t stop at fiscal mismanagement. He said that there was a shift in the EPA’s mission under his leadership, contrasting it with what he perceives as the previous administration’s focus on channeling billions toward-ideologically driven groups under the guise of environmental justice.