office of government ethics
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Trump Administration’s Biggest Critic in the Office of Government Ethics Announces Resignation
Walter Shaub, director of the independent Office of Government Ethics, has been one of the loudest and most vocal critics of the questionable ethics of those in the Trump administration. He called for President Donald Trump to divest from his business interests, chastised a senior Trump adviser for violating ethics rules, and questioned the speed…
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US Ethics Office Warns Trump Nominee Confirmations Are Moving Too Fast
The Office of Government Ethics on Saturday warned that confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees are moving too fast. In a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) that was released Saturday, OGE Director Walter Shaub wrote that “the announced hearing schedule for several nominees who have not completed…