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The Velveteen Ocelot

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13. To be fair to Painter, he worked in the Bush admin only for the two years

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 06:28 PM

Aug 2018

at the end of the administration, and he was not involved in the more heinous things Bush and Cheney did (like the torture memos), which occurred years before Painter got the job. I do think Painter is basically an ethical guy, although I voted for Tina Smith in the MN primary. I hope Painter will endorse and support her in the general. He's also the vice-chairman of CREW, the organization that's suing Trump for violating the Emoluments Clause.

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The White House has an Ethics Lawyer??? [View all] CatWoman Aug 2018 OP

Not that anyone would notice. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #1

If they were written, how could Trump be expected to read them? eom guillaumeb Aug 2018 #3

He also heads the Department of Irony. eom guillaumeb Aug 2018 #2

To be truthful an ethics lawyer isn't needed in a White House that Autumn Aug 2018 #4

Who knew? C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #5

they moved his office to the basement 0rganism Aug 2018 #6

They have the lawyer, but no ethics DeminPennswoods Aug 2018 #7

Teats on a boar Bob Loblaw Aug 2018 #8

Mildly surprised he's alive gratuitous Aug 2018 #9

They absolutely do have an ethics lawyer sdfernando Aug 2018 #10

Ha malaise Aug 2018 #11

As vocal a critic of Trump as he is pecosbob Aug 2018 #12

To be fair to Painter, he worked in the Bush admin only for the two years The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #13

You are of course correct and I was out of line criticizing him by inference pecosbob Aug 2018 #14