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Obama ethics chief: Prisons will be full of Trump associates by the end of his term
Source: The Hill
BY JOSH DELK - 03/06/18 01:13 PM EST
The top ethics official under President Obama predicted on Tuesday that by the end of President Trump's administration, "prisons will be full of [Trump's] associates."
Norm Eisen made the comment in response to reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleared a press staffer to work a side job as a media consultant a move that has led critics to raise concerns of conflicts of interest in the agency.
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John Konkus was cleared by ethics officials at the EPA in August to provide consultative media advice to unnamed clients. While spokespersons for the agency have maintained the decision was above board, the process has still raised concerns about conflicts of interest.
Konkus was given the responsibility by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to review the agency's grants to ensure they align with Trump administration priorities. Environmentalists have warned that power could be a danger to conservationist efforts.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/376968-obama-ethics-chief-prisons-will-be-full-of-trump-associates-by-the
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Obama ethics chief: Prisons will be full of Trump associates by the end of his term (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2018
OP
I dont usualy give a rec for people stating the obvious but in this case I will make an
McCamy Taylor
Mar 2018
#4
niyad
(112,426 posts)1. may it be so--by th end of this summer would be even better!
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)2. Perhaps end of summer will be the end of the Trumpocalypse...
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)4. I dont usualy give a rec for people stating the obvious but in this case I will make an
exception.
radliberal
(51 posts)5. LOCK THEM UP!
good riddance
duforsure
(11,882 posts)6. Especially Trump
And his corrupt criminal clan.