CNN: Trump still hasn't signed ethics agreement required for presidential transition

[Dennis Donovan]

CNN - Trump still hasn’t signed ethics agreement required for presidential transition

By Betsy Klein and Alayna Treene, CNN

Published 3:38 PM EST, Sat November 9, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has not yet submitted a series of transition agreements with the Biden administration, in part because of concerns over the mandatory ethics pledge vowing to avoid conflicts of interest once sworn in to office, CNN has learned.

As president, Trump repeatedly came under fire from ethics groups for potential conflicts of interest relating to his businesses and brands. Both Trump’s and his family’s foreign business ties have also come under intense scrutiny throughout his time in office and on the campaign trail.

Trump and his transition team are already behind in accessing key transition briefings from the Biden administration, as they have failed to sign a pair of agreements to unlock critical information before taking over the federal government in 72 days.

The holdup revolves in part around the mandatory agreement over ethics issues.

/snip

[Ocelot II]

1. Even if he did sign it he'd ignore it, and nothing would happen anyhow.

[Arkansas Granny]

17. Ain't that the truth.

[Captain Zero]

19. If ignoring ethics is part of official duties

He can do whatever the hell he wants.

[Ocelot II]

20. That's not what the SCOTUS immunity decision means.

He can't be criminally prosecuted for official acts, but that doesn't mean everything he does is an official act or that it is legally valid or enforceable. And the decision also doesn't immunize other government officials who carry out an illegal act at his direction. I don't think there's a criminal penalty attached to refusing to sign an ethics agreement anyhow, so there's really nothing that can make him do it.

[Lucky Luciano]

38. Who is to say what this court considers an "official act?"

[wcmagumba]

2. What if the bastard doesn't sign or agree, nuttin...

[Deuxcents]

23. Then do not proceed any further. This is a problem with him and we're not even at the gate, yet

[japple]

30. I'm just wondering how he, Eloon, or any of his "cabinet" could pass a security clearance. They

are all compromised.

[SoCalDavidS]

3. LOL!!!!

Can I have the 5 seconds I wasted on reading that article back?

He'll get right on it, I'm sure. After he releases his Tax Returns, Medical Records, Replaces Affordable Care Act, and comes up with an Infrastructure Plan.

[ificandream]

4. Ethics? What ethics?

[Ocelot II]

12. We don't need no steenking ethics!

[Captain Zero]

16. Ethics: Owning a Bitcoin company &

In charge of the US Treasury?

Nah. No conflict of interest there.

/s

[Evolve Dammit]

41. That is a scary thing that I fully expect. Know anyone who can covert dollars into Swiss francs?? He will crash us.

[BattleRow]

33. Retitle it a "concept" of ethics and we are good to go

[Walleye]

5. James Comer, don't you want to investigate this. Sounds a lot more serious than Hunter's pick up truck loan

Weren’t they trying to impeach Biden for something he did when he was a private citizen before he became president or announced his candidacy? Look at all the stuff Trump has done.

[TxGuitar]

11. Self delete

[Evolve Dammit]

42. Nah. He's as comfortable as they (Trey Gowdy) was doing Bengazi hearings.

[Island Blue]

6. I. Am. Shocked.

🙄

[Mz Pip]

7. Required?

Yeah, no. Trump is not required to do anything.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. He will sign an ethics agreement? Before taking an oath of office to defend

the Constitution? The day before he overthrows it?

This is beyond satire.

[in2herbs]

51. I think he's waiting on signing the ethics agreement to see how the House races turn out. If

R's get a trifecta he'll sign it without worrying about an impeachment when he violates it. Whereas, if D have the House and he violates the ethics agreement, he'll be subject to another impeachment.

This, of course, is conditioned in how long his puppet masters allow him to stay in office before he abdicates to Vance.

[neverforget]

9. Official Act Immunity

He can commit crimes at will now with no consequences. It's good to be the King.

[riversedge]

13. Trump has no ethics. NONE at all.

[alarimer]

14. Ethics? Trump?

No agreement he signs is legit.

[Ysabel]

15. I hope he keeps on not signing and just goes off and...

trips over a curb and falls in front of a car and it hurts real bad and then after lots of total gut wrenching pain for many many days finally he has a bit of a good day and they make him some nice bit of food like some cake when he swallows it he relishes the first bite and then thinking of how nice it is to feel better again he tears into the cake and chokes on it and dies dies dies and they revive him somehow but he dies again and this goes on several times and he's aware of it but keeps on slipping away again and then somebody accidentally pokes him in the eye with a pair of scissors and he's in terrible pain again and it goes on for the next 3 days and then it all happens all over again on and on for the next 3 months and so on and on and we get all sorts of updates and the doctors act all gleeful because that's how they're supposed to act and then they show us how they've removed his liver and then they make a heartfelt request for a new one for him and everybody says no way see ya later alligator bye bye fly and next week squeek but next week never comes and take it to the park lark and beat it with meat peat and see ya after seven kevin and greetings get to the meetings lazy ass you don't get no pass and pass the potatoes ya big tomato...

[B.See]

18. well, gee, Ysabel...

... now tell us how you really feel.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

21. Luxury.

That's just a slap on the wrist compared to what he really deserves.

[louis-t]

29. Sir, capuccino is supposed to be served in the small cups.

[malaise]

32. My first good laugh since Tuesday

Thanks.😀
I’d watch it all

[kacekwl]

49. My dream every day.

I didn't know anyone else that the same thoughts. I literally laughed out loud.

[MagickMuffin]

22. He is now a king, he doesn't have any loyalty to the USA

Now bow down!

[BattleRow]

34. Royalty has no loyalty except to preservation of its own autocracy.

[allegorical oracle]

24. Not signing is the most ethical thing he's ever done. nt

[roamer65]

25. Then he doesn't take the oath.

[ramedy]

26. Oh no!! Whatever will we do?

Why post this nonsense?

Ethics? LOL!

[Dennis Donovan]

27. Welcome to...

...my ignore list.

[louis-t]

28. He won't sign it, won't abide by it.

Piece....of....shit.

[malaise]

31. He has not submitted a medical either

Rules and norms are for peons

[Dem4life1234]

35. It will be a long four years

With this evil narcissistic maniac. I am already tired.

[Katcat]

37. 4?

He’s not planning on leaving EVER

[Blue Full Moon]

36. He can't sign because he has no ethics

[Peregrine Took]

39. Ole Susie has her work cut out!

Peck’s bad boy will drive her crazy and then get rid of her.

[verargert]

40. just shoot it

[onecaliberal]

43. A rapist has ethics? 🤦🏼‍♀️ when in the fuck will people stop acting like the fucking traitor is normal?!?

[awesomerwb1]

44. So what??

No agreement means anything to him anyways. He could sign 20 agreements with different color sharpies and so what??

[Sneederbunk]

45. Really?

?si=FK5gpFDv0we9EvVP

[BannonsLiver]

46. And so it begins with the MSM legacy media

Carnival barking his every word or scandal of the minute. I’ll tune in for the big stuff, but I’m not going to lose much sleep over every little thing that comes out of his cake hole while they monetize it. Not this time.

[LSparkle]

52. I just laugh at these "journos"

They’re now part of the Clown Car. They think they’re doing noble “ reporting” but they’re a laughingstock, (not-so) POOR DUMB THANGS.

[moondust]

47. Ethics are for suckers and losers. n/t

[Blue Owl]

48. Oh FFS

His whole entire platform is an affront to ethics, justice, and doing the right thing. All the garbage clown cares about is his own fat shit-stained ass.

[intheflow]

50. So?

Will he be kept from the White House if he doesn’t sign it? No? Then who cares? In the scheme of his overall horror show this should come as no surprise and is even tame compared to his many other crimes and indecencies.

[displacedvermoter]

53. Do Betsy and Alayna actually believe this is important journalism?

Jeezus these people are so pretentious in their wasting of keystrokes.

[vapor2]

54. He ignored conflicts of interest before

and he has no morals, no boundaries, no ethics etc etc. He does whatever the f he wants and it's all about how he can benefit himself

[EnergizedLib]

55. Those we share a country with

Decided ethics don’t matter.

[CanonRay]

56. A dictator doesn't need a transition document

That is all.