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Gov't Ethics office: 'These DRT confirmation hearings are too fast and too furious'

2017-01-08

[Hot Air] I’m old enough to remember when Democrats and their media supporters were complaining that Trump’s nominations were coming too slowly. I was assured by reliable sources that this represented a lack of organization on the part of the Trump transition team. But now that most of the top spots have nominees in place, the head of the Office of Government Ethics is complaining that confirmation hearings are starting too soon and they can’t possibly process them all in regular order. (Washington Post)

A top ethics official warned Saturday that plans to confirm Donald Trump’s top Cabinet choices before background examinations are complete are unprecedented and have overwhelmed government investigators responsible for the reviews.

The concerns came on the eve of the Trump administration-in-waiting’s first big test, with as many as seven nominees for Cabinet positions -- many of them already the subject of questions about their qualifications -- scheduled to visit Capitol Hill in the coming days for confirmation hearings...

Whether the schedule holds in the coming days is unclear. McConnell’s office declined on Saturday to respond to warnings by Walter M. Shaub Jr., director of the Office of Government Ethics, who said the current confirmation calendar is "of great concern to me" because nominees have not completed a required ethics review before their hearings.

Posted by:Besoeker

#4 On January 8, 2013, President Obama appointed Mr. Walter M. Shaub, Jr., as Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE).

Pfffff. Top. Ethics. *Snicker* Official.

Posted by: magpie 2017-01-08 10:59

#3 DJT, not DRT (dead right there)

Posted by: Frank G 2017-01-08 10:42

#2 "of great concern to me" because nominees have not completed a required ethics review before their hearings.

Because (Some races are more equal than others) Holder passed his, right?

Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-01-08 08:03

Check the box labeled 'Compelling Need' and get busy !

Posted by: Besoeker 2017-01-08 06:59

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