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Trump removes head of the Office of Government Ethics David Huitema, who was confirmed by the Senate in November for 5 year term

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As the government’s top ethics czar, Huitema and his staff reviewed financial disclosures from high-level nominees and ethics agreements to resolve potential conflicts of interest between the financial holdings of incoming officials and their government responsibilities. In recent weeks, the agency has released a slew of financial disclosures and ethics agreements for the uber-wealthy individuals nominated to serve in Trump’s administration.

OGE directors typically serve five-year terms – allowing them to overlap administrations as part of an attempt to reduce partisanship. Huitema previously served as a State Department ethics official.
 

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As the government’s top ethics czar, Huitema and his staff reviewed financial disclosures from high-level nominees and ethics agreements to resolve potential conflicts of interest between the financial holdings of incoming officials and their government responsibilities. In recent weeks, the agency has released a slew of financial disclosures and ethics agreements for the uber-wealthy individuals nominated to serve in Trump’s administration.

OGE directors typically serve five-year terms – allowing them to overlap administrations as part of an attempt to reduce partisanship. Huitema previously served as a State Department ethics official.
If we assume that politicians are honest and above-board in all of their dealings, we could eliminate the office altogether!
Such winning!
 
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If we assume that politicians are honest and above-board in all of their dealings, we could eliminate the office altogether!
Such winning!
Equally well, if there's no Trump ethics policy, there's no need for a watchdog.
 
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I wonder if someone was about to get charged under FCPA?
 
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There's a Gospel according to Mr. Rogers, and a Gospel according to Bono, but no matter how many $60 Bibles he sells, i don't there will ever be a Gospel according to Trump.
 
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There's a Gospel according to Mr. Rogers, and a Gospel according to Bono, but no matter how many $60 Bibles he sells, i don't there will never be a Gospel according to Trump.
If I’m parsing this correctly I’d reply that the Gospel according to Trump, is what got him elected.
”Vote for me and I’ll make sure that you win!”*

*not an actual Trump quote that I know of, but the sentiment is dead-on.
 
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