U.S. Government Ethics Chief Resigns

Ken AshfordPolitical Scandals, Trump & AdministrationLeave a Comment

Because of course.

Being the ethics chief in the Trump Administration must be a thankless and busy job.  And clearly, Shaub took a swipe at Trump in the second paragraph there.

Shaub clashed with the White House over and over again regarding financial conflicts of interest, Kellyanne Conway promoting Ivanka’s jewelry, Hatch Act violations, etc.  He was always ignored.

Shaub will leave the agency this month to take up his new position as a senior director for ethics at the Campaign Legal Center in Washington, a nonpartisan group that advocates campaign finance reform and litigates voting rights cases. Mr. Shaub will have more freedom to comment on the government’s ethics program and propose changes to it.  I’m sure we will hear from him.