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Official Who Allowed Tree Cutting By Redskins Owner Named National Parks Director

Interior Department Sec. Ryan Zinke announced the promotion of Paul Daniel Smith, who was reprimanded in 2006 for inappropriately using his position on behalf of Dan Snyder, who wanted a better view.
Paul Daniel Smith, once reprimanded by the National Park Service, is its new acting director.

The new acting director of the National Park Service is a former parks official who was reprimanded 12 years ago for pressuring employees to allow the owner of the Washington Redskins to cut down trees for a better view of the Potomac River.

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