EO ON LOBBYING. NPR. “In signing an executive order imposing tough ethics standards on executive branch employees, President Trump followed a path laid by the two Democratic presidents who preceded him, almost word for word.” TOUGHENED LOBBYING BAN. NYT. “Executive branch employees, including those in the White House, will now be barred for five years […]
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Ethics, wild wings, and more political law links
NEW ETHICS TEAM. WP. “President Trump announced the addition of a team of ethics lawyers to the White House Counsel’s Office Wednesday, hours after his family business announced that it was hiring a longtime Republican lawyer to ensure the Trump Organization minimizes conflicts of interest.” ETHICS WAR AHEAD. NPR. “Nobody in Washington ever went wrong […]
Fraud and more great political law links
VOTER FRAUD INVESTIGATION SOUGHT. Bloomberg. “Trump believes as many as 5 million people voted illegally in the last U.S. election, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters.” VOTER FRAUD MAJOR INVESTIGATION SOUGHT. CNN. “President Donald Trump called on Wednesday for ‘a major investigation’ into voter fraud, following through with baseless claims he has made […]