Ethics issues pile up for Trump Cabinet officials

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Source: The Hill




BY LYDIA WHEELER - 03/03/18 09:04 AM EST

Ethical controversies involving President Trump’s Cabinet officials are piling up and becoming a major headache for the White House.

Reports of administration officials taking lavish trips, traveling on private jets, accepting gifts and buying expensive furniture have raised deep concerns among outside groups, Democrats and even some Republicans about the way taxpayer money is being spent under the new administration.

Trump himself has drawn ire for refusing to divest his business interests and taking frequent weekend trips on Air Force One to his private resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

“Some of the problem is the result of President Trump’s pledge to do things differently in Washington,” said Scott Amey, general counsel for the Project on Government Oversight, a nonpartisan government watchdog group.

Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/administration/376519-ethics-issues-pile-up-for-trump-cabinet-officials

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1. Softball article

Everyone on our side KNEW his whole schtick was complete bullshit and he and his minions would be using the U.S. Treasury as a personal piggy bank to finance lavish trips, spend taxpayer money on their personal businesses, and otherwise network under cover with oligarchs worldwide.

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2. Is Orange Julius Seez-her on his 100th golf trip?

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