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Judi Lynn

(160,460 posts)
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 12:43 AM Mar 2017

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Didnt Sign Trumps Ethics Pledge

Source: Daily Beast


President Trump made it clear early on that all employees of his White House must sign an ethics pledge. Allexcept Michael Flynn, apparently.
LACHLAN MARKAY
03.22.17 12:13 AM ET


The White Houses former top national security official did not sign an ethics pledge ostensibly required of all Trump administration appointees barring them from ethically questionable lobbying activities, The Daily Beast has learned.

A spokesman for former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn confirmed on Tuesday that Flynn did not sign the pledge during his brief tenure.

The pledge, imposed by executive order a week after President Donald Trump took office, bars all federal appointees from lobbying their former colleagues for five years after leaving the administration and bans them from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments for life.

Confirmation that Flynn did not sign the pledge comes amid controversy over his lobbying last year on behalf of a company linked to the Turkish government. Flynn belatedly acknowledged that the work may have benefitted that government and notified the Justice Departments foreign agent division months after the work took place, and after he had resigned from his White House post.


Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/03/22/former-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn-didn-t-sign-trump-s-ethics-pledge.html



"Trump Ethics Pledge"



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not fooled

(5,801 posts)
6. Yeah
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 02:03 AM
Mar 2017

that's all dump really cares about. Don't spill the secrets about what it's really like being around the crazy-ass con.



p.s. perhaps ivanka is moving into the wh to babysit and prevent daddy from imploding.

Leghorn21

(13,523 posts)
2. Didn't sign a whaaaa?? "Ethics" whaaa? Now, dis what I call seriously fake news!!
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 12:49 AM
Mar 2017

Where IS ole Moscow Mikie these days, anyway?

"Ethics"... hahahahahaaaa

meadowlander

(4,388 posts)
5. Yes, but he had his fingers crossed when he did it.
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 01:10 AM
Mar 2017

Not his fault his fingers are so tiny the camera didn't capture it.

dchill

(38,453 posts)
4. That just makes him LESS dishonest than...
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 12:55 AM
Mar 2017

all those who DID sign it. Ethics Pledge. That's gonna stick in my head ALL NIGHT!

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