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Blackvegetable » 40 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

40 minutes ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/us/p ... ition.html

President-elect Donald J. Trump has not yet submitted a legally required ethics pledge stating that he will avoid conflicts of interest and other ethical concerns while in office, raising concerns that his refusal to do so will hamper the smooth transition to power.

 Mr. Trump’s transition team was required to submit the ethics plan by Oct. 1, according to the Presidential Transition Act.

 While the transition team’s leadership has privately drafted an ethics code and a conflict-of-interest statement governing its staff, those documents do not include language, required under the law, that explains how Mr. Trump himself will address conflicts of interest during his presidency.

Crafting a code consistent with the ethics of a felon, rapist, fraud, grifter and reality TV star would, in fairness, constitute a considerable challenge.