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posted by martyb on Monday May 29 2017, @01:47PM   Printer-friendly
from the Drain-The-Swamp dept.

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/35508058/ethics-watchdog-has-no-intention-of-backing-down-against-white-house

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/05/22/trump-team-continues-battle-with-ethics-office/

There is a federal law saying that lobbyists need to be granted a waiver to work in the administration. This is overseen by the Office of Government Ethics. Historically, for both Democrat and Republican administrations, the White House has complied with providing these waivers.

The Trump Administration has not provided these waivers. Walter Shaub, the director of the OGE, has set a deadline of June 1 to provide these documents. The White House Council has provided instructions to employees to not provide this documentation, claiming providing them would be an undue administrative burden. This raises the question of why it would be an undue burden: due to the number of people provided waivers or the extent of the waivers granted.

Editorializing a bit, it is both heartening that the head of the office for Ethics is willing to proverbially "walk the talk" by putting his own position at risk to do the right thing, as well as depressing that such behavior is the laudable exception rather than the accepted norm.


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 29 2017, @03:48PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 29 2017, @03:48PM (#517180)

    I'll believe it when I see it.
    If there is one constant with this administration, its the making of empty promises.

    Certainly their entire handling of lobbyists has been one big fat fail. [vox.com]

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @12:04AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @12:04AM (#517382)

    If there is one constant with this administration, its the making of empty promises.

    Build the Wall.
    Make Mexico Pay for It
    Better, Cheaper Healthcare for Everyone
    Label China a Currency Manipulator
    Halt All Immigration of Muslims
    Lock Her Up
    Drain the Swamp
    Hire the Best People
    America First

    Can anyone name a single promise that turmp has kept?
    The god emperror has no clothes.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @01:19AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 30 2017, @01:19AM (#517409)

      There is only one thing I've liked so far, and that was stopping the TPP. However, I wonder why that was done and what price is being extracted in return...