Trump Administration Waived Ethics Rules for 10 Appointees
- White House previously released 14 waivers for top officials
- Trump ordered ethics pledge with 2-year conflicts ban
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President Donald Trump’s administration has granted waivers or partial releases from ethics rules to at least 10 executive branch officials across five agencies, allowing them to weigh in on matters that could affect their former employers and clients.
The waivers, released Wednesday by the Office of Government Ethics, allow political appointees to participate in decisions that would otherwise be off limits under federal rules and Trump’s own ethics policy, which bans employees from matters involving their former employers and clients for a period of two years.