Author Topic: (Rats in the )Ethics office warns that Trump, GOP rushing Cabinet confirmations  (Read 371 times)

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A federal watchdog agency responsible for reviewing the backgrounds of White House Cabinet nominees has warned that the office has been overwhelmed by the task of vetting Donald Trump’s selections.

In a letter to Democratic senators dated Saturday, the head of the Office of Government Ethics (Walter M. Shaub Jr.) also warned that Republicans are trying to take the unprecedented step of holding hearings for Cabinet picks before they have completed requisite paperwork to ensure there are no ethical, financial or criminal concerns.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ethics-office-warns-that-trump-gop-rushing-cabinet-confirmations/2017/01/07/caa74460-d4f9-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html?utm_term=.b1638a9cd48b