Outgoing Ethics Chief Says Trumps Businesses Are Profiting From His Presidency
I know, duh, but still...
Outgoing Ethics Chief Says Trump’s Businesses Are Profiting From His Presidency
By Sean Colarossi on Thu, Jul 6th, 2017 at 8:16 pm
"There is an appearance that {Trump's} businesses are profiting from his occupying the presidency," outgoing ethics head Walter Shaub said.
White House ethics chief Walter Shaub, who announced Thursday that he would be stepping down from his position before his term ends, is dropping one last bomb on Donald Trump.
In a new interview with CBS, Shaub says it’s pretty likely that Trump’s private businesses are profiting as a result of his presidency.
The ethics leader says that’s not a good thing for the United States of America, particularly when it comes to setting an example for the rest of the world.
Video @ link~
Shaub said:
I can’t know what their intention is. I know that the effect is that there is an appearance that the businesses are profiting from his occupying the presidency. And appearance matters as much as reality. … So even aside from whether or not that’s actually happening. We need to send a message to the world that the United States is going to have the gold standard for an ethics program in government, which is what we’ve always had. … It almost doesn’t matter whether they are profiting or not, America should have the right to know what the motivations of its leaders are.
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http://www.politicususa.com/2017/07/06/outgoing-ethics-director-trumps-private-businesses-profiting-presidency.html
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