October 24, 2017

Trump officials ignored ethics rules, creating 'ethical crises' that are still going on

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/11/1706058/-Trump-officials-ignored-ethics-rules-creating-ethical-crises-that-are-still-going-on
"In fact, Trump is still ignoring ethics rules. Trump has ignored rules laid down by previous administrations, analysis of the GAO, and advice from the Office of Government Ethics. He’s failed to resolve clear conflicts of interest, provide adequate information, or provide information to nonpartisan auditors. And why not? No one is doing anything about it. Overall, the GAO findings show a lack of attention to ethics and that precedents from previous Administrations were frequently broken - with little recourse from Congress. Trump has taken this position as blanket permission to do what he wants, take what he wants, and answer to no one. In theory, it shouldn’t work that way. In practice, the Republican Congress has done nothing to check Trump’s constant ethical violations and reign in the misuse of government resources."