Feb 20 Watch 5:29 Does Donald Trump Jr.'s India visit blur an ethical line? By PBS News Hour Donald Trump Jr. says his trip to India is strictly business. But in addition to promoting units at Trump-branded luxury properties, which will ultimately benefit the president, Trump Jr. also plans to give a foreign policy speech that Indian Prime… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 9:24 David Shulkin is the sixth Trump Cabinet member questioned about pricey travel. That's 'not normal.' By PBS News Hour Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is in trouble for a pricey trip to Europe on the taxpayer’s dime, according to the agency’s internal watchdog. Shulkin is not the first member of President Trump's Cabinet getting heat for high-priced travel. John… Continue watching
Oct 22 AP report: Trump plans to help pay aides' legal costs for Russia probes By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Trump intends to spend at least $430,000 of his own money on legal bills of White House staff and campaign aides related to the investigations into Russian election meddling in the 2016 election, a White House official said Saturday. Continue reading
May 23 White House wants to halt ethics office's inquiry into ex-lobbyists in administration By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Trump's budget director Mick Mulvaney is asking that ethics director Walter Shaub halt his inquiry into lobbyists-turned-Trump administration employees. Shaub fired back that the ethics office's request is well within bounds. Continue reading
Mar 29 Ivanka Trump to become official White House employee By Associated Press Ivanka Trump is officially joining her father's administration as an unpaid employee, after her plans to serve in a more informal capacity were questioned by ethics experts. Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump hotel is ground zero for conflict-of-interest concerns By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Trump's lease with the federal government to develop and operate a hotel inside the historic Old Post Office building expressly prohibits any elected official from benefiting from the property. Continue reading
Jan 13 House Republican summons ethics chief over his criticism of Trump By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press House Republicans have shown no inclination to challenge President-elect Donald Trump on ethics matters. Instead, they are going after federal ethics official who questioned Trump's potential conflicts of interest. Continue reading
Jan 11 U.S. ethics chief blasts Trump plan to keep business profits By Stephen Braun, Associated Press The director of the federal government's ethics agency criticised president-elect Donald Trump's plan to maintain his business empire by turning it over to his sons. Continue reading
Jan 08 With inauguration looming, Trump continues to control hundreds of companies By Michael D. Regan and Julie Bykowicz and Chad Day, Associated Press Ethics experts have called for the president-elect to sell off his assets and place his investments in a blind trust. Continue reading
Jan 07 Ethics agency has 'great concern' about confirmations before reviews are cleared By Lisa Desjardins Several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees have not yet completed the required ethics review process. Continue reading