Trumps Cabinet is the most ethically challenged in history and they don't care, watchdogs say

[Arkansas Granny]

President Donald Trump’s financial conflicts of interest are well-documented. His companies have seen multimillion-dollar increases in business since he took office, foreign governments and major corporations curry favor by holding events at Trump properties and the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., leases space from the federal government.

The Cabinet also faces serious questions about their ethics. The resignation of Brenda Fitzgerald, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, on Wednesday for investing in tobacco companies while leading America’s anti-smoking efforts reminds us of these issues of transparency and financial motives, government watchdogs told Mic.

“They just don’t care, they just don’t care at all,” Robert Weissman, president of corporate accountability group Public Citizen, said in an interview. “The kind of thing that happens now, routinely, would have been the signature scandal of prior administrations.”

This week alone, multiple Cabinet officials have faced scrutiny for ethics and transparency issues. The Washington Post reported Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson used his son to organize events in Baltimore over the summer — despite warnings from department ethics officials that Ben Carson Jr. was inviting his own business associates to events with his father, a top government official. Meanwhile, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta allegedly removed information from a report that showed a new federal rule on pooling tips could lead to employees losing out on billions of dollars.

https://mic.com/articles/187752/trumps-cabinet-is-the-most-ethically-challenged-in-history-and-they-dont-care-watchdogs-say#.MbjAU8U3m

[dalton99a]

1. They're actually proud of their looting and plunder

[DetlefK]

2. Practice this sentence. You will need it. "Eh, the Trump-administration did worse."

Whenever the Republicans try to lecture Democrats on transgressions from now on, the Democrats can calmly point their fingers back. "You did worse."

[Hortensis]

3. All these things are reported by major investigative sources

but seldom seen on the TV news most people see. Just not enough time between the blocks of commercials and too much coverage might offend and diminish viewership.