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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsG.O.P. Lawmaker Hints at Investigating Ethics Chief Critical of Trump
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Thursday issued a stern letter, including a veiled threat of an investigation, to the federal governments top ethics monitor, who this week had questioned President-elect Donald J. Trumps commitment to confront his potential conflicts of interest.
In an unusual action against the independent Office of Government Ethics, Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah accused the offices director, Walter M. Shaub Jr., of blurring the line between public relations and official ethics guidance.
He cited a bizarre series of Twitter posts that the office made in late November congratulating Mr. Trump for divesting from his business even though Mr. Trump had made no such commitment. Mr. Chaffetz also said that the office had failed to adequately investigate Hillary Clinton, based on allegations that she had not properly disclosed fees paid for speeches she gave after leaving her post as secretary of state.
Mr. Chaffetzs letter made no mention of Mr. Shaubs airing of doubts a day earlier about Mr. Trumps ethics plan, which includes retaining his own stake in his business empire and putting it in a trust managed by his two adult sons. Mr. Shaub, during an unusual news conference at the Brookings Institution, a policy research center in Washington, said that Mr. Trump had not gone far enough and would leave himself susceptible to suspicions of corruption.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/us/politics/rep-jason-chaffetz-ethics-monitor-investigation-threat.html?action=click&contentCollection=us&module=NextInCollection®ion=Footer&pgtype=article&version=newsevent&rref=collection%2Fnews-event%2Fdonald-trump-white-house
In an unusual action against the independent Office of Government Ethics, Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah accused the offices director, Walter M. Shaub Jr., of blurring the line between public relations and official ethics guidance.
He cited a bizarre series of Twitter posts that the office made in late November congratulating Mr. Trump for divesting from his business even though Mr. Trump had made no such commitment. Mr. Chaffetz also said that the office had failed to adequately investigate Hillary Clinton, based on allegations that she had not properly disclosed fees paid for speeches she gave after leaving her post as secretary of state.
Mr. Chaffetzs letter made no mention of Mr. Shaubs airing of doubts a day earlier about Mr. Trumps ethics plan, which includes retaining his own stake in his business empire and putting it in a trust managed by his two adult sons. Mr. Shaub, during an unusual news conference at the Brookings Institution, a policy research center in Washington, said that Mr. Trump had not gone far enough and would leave himself susceptible to suspicions of corruption.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/us/politics/rep-jason-chaffetz-ethics-monitor-investigation-threat.html?action=click&contentCollection=us&module=NextInCollection®ion=Footer&pgtype=article&version=newsevent&rref=collection%2Fnews-event%2Fdonald-trump-white-house
Is this the dawning of a new authoritarian government practice? Criticize the DT and you will be investigated.
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G.O.P. Lawmaker Hints at Investigating Ethics Chief Critical of Trump (Original Post)
Arkansas Granny
Jan 2017
OP
malaise
(268,922 posts)1. They will try and they will fail
The system is bigger and stronger than ReTHUGs.
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)2. Somebody needs to stand up to this little Nazi, who is drunk on power.
spanone
(135,819 posts)3. disagree with the gop and they will haul your ass up before a committee and grill you
that's how assholes roll
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)4. Investigate Chavetz!
Then deport him.
if people only voted
Arkansas Granny
(31,514 posts)5. I suppose that's one solution.