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Office Of Government Ethics

July 6, 2017

Government Ethics Chief Steps Down After Determining His Existence Is FutileWalter Shaub Jr. has clashed with the White House for months. Now he’s leaving the government altogether.

By Adam K. Raymond
June 27, 2017

GOP Congressman Loses $17 Million on Biotech StockChris Collins got House Republicans discounted shares in a biotech firm. Now he’s facing an ethics investigation, and the stock has plummeted.

By Eric Levitz
June 1, 2017

Trump Drains Swamp by Granting Ethics Waivers to Many White House StaffersHe had been granting the waivers in secret, and clashed with the Office of Government Ethics over its effort to make them public.

By Margaret Hartmann
May 22, 2017

The Trump Administration Has Declared War on the Office of Government EthicsThe office asked the White House to disclose any ethics waivers it provided to ex-lobbyists. The White House said the office can’t make them do that.

By Eric Levitz