Ajit Pai to accept the gift of an expensive handmade gun from the NRA, an entity whose interests h

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I tweeted him---@AjitPaiFCC and asked that he return the gift from the NRA!
So far he has not responded to several thousands tweets.




Walter Shaub Verified account @waltshaub
Feb 23

Walter Shaub Retweeted CNN International

Anyone care to explain to me why the FCC thinks that the ethics rules allow Ajit Pai to accept the gift of an expensive handmade gun from the NRA, an entity whose interests he can affect (and has affected) by the performance of his official duties? Am I missing something?

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Walter Shaub added,

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CNN International
Verified account @cnni
FCC chairman Ajit Pai receives a handmade rifle and the NRA's "Charlton Heston Courage Under Fire Award" for overseeing net neutrality repeal http://cnn.it/2BPwd7Y
1,375 replies 21,242 retweets 44,260 likes






Walter Shaub Verified account @waltshaub
Feb 23

The exception to the Standards of Conduct apply ONLY when you cannot affect the interest of the giver. But the NRA waged a campaign on net neutrality, so the NRA seems to think he can affect its interests
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Walter Shaub
?Verified account @waltshaub
Feb 23

And the exception applies ONLY when the award is a bona fide public service award. This goofy "Courage Award" would not seem to qualify. They don't even give it on a regular schedule. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/23/nra-ajit-pai-cpac-award-423414 …
7 replies 477 retweets 1,944 likes



Walter Shaub Verified account @waltshaub
Feb 23

AND even beyond the Standards of Conduct, the ethics pledge that Pai signed bars gifts from lobbyists. (This is true whether the White House thinks Pai is covered by the old Obama pledge or the weaker Trump pledge.) AND THE NRA IS A REGISTERED LOBBYING ORGANIZATION!
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Walter Shaub Verified account @waltshaub
Feb 23

So, what exactly is the FCC's analysis as to why Ajit Pai can accept an expensive gift from the NRA? I'd like to know if I'm missing something here.
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Walter Shaub?Verified account @waltshaub

I'm sure this gift is worth more than $200, so where is the FCC's written analysis? You know, the one the regulation requires FCC to issue.

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8:31 PM - 23 Feb 2018



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Walter Shaub ?Verified account @waltshaub
Feb 24

Still no response from @AjitPaiFCC. He's been retweeting today but hasn't offered an explanation for the NRA's gift yesterday. Come on, Ajit. I'm sure you have your ethics officials' phone numbers in your cell phone. Did you call either Tom J. or Jane H. before accepting it?
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Walter Shaub Verified account @waltshaub
12m12 minutes ago

Hello, @AjitPaiFCC. Looks like there are about 44,000 of us waiting for an answer to this question. Are you going to tell us about the ethics analysis for that fancy gun the NRA gave you, or is this the sort of thing you don’t think the American public deserves to know?
13 replies 186 retweets 490 likes

[HipChick]

1. Hope Shaub keeps digging in on the issue...

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Bummer these are not democrats, the GOP would throw a fit and insist he be fired.

[spanone]

3. Dear Walter...this administration is immune to laws, haven't you heard?

[Angry Dragon]

4. What a GRIFTER