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WH says ethics rules do not apply to them

.... I didn't read anything in that article that they said anything of the sort.
 
celticwar17 said:
.... I didn't read anything in that article that they said anything of the sort.
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This line isn't anything of the sort?

Passantino also claimed that employees of the executive office of the president aren’t bound by many federal ethics rules.
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haymarket said:
Why would the rules apply to Trump or his people? They certainly have not so far.
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They do seem to operate as though they are above both scrutiny and oversight. Regardless, their attempt at justification is very lame to say the least. This is likely the most "self inflicted" wound administration in quite some time.
 
azgreg said:
This line isn't anything of the sort?
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is there a quote? And is that a fact? I know the president isn't bound by some laws others are.
 
Vetplus40 said:
The White House defended Kellyanne Conway by saying its employees don?t have to follow ethics rules - Vox
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:doh

More lies from the Progressive Machine.

Here is the statement in the letter referenced in the laughable Vox fake news piece.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2017/images/03/01/white-house-letter-office-of-government-ethics-feb28.pdf?iid=EL

We note initially that although many regulations promulgated by the Office of Government Ethics ("OGE") do not apply to employees of the Executive Office of the President, the Office of the White House Counsel has instructed all such employees to abide by 3 CFR § 100.1 which provides: "Employees of the Executive Office of the President are subject to the executive branch-wide standards of ethical conduct at 5 CFR Part 2635, and the executive branch-wide financial disclosure regulations at 5 CFR Part 2634."1​

So where does it point out in this letter that White House employees don't have to follow ethics rules?

Vox Dog Whistles for the irredeemably gullible.
 

Reread the article.
 
Ethics are for those namby-pamby lib'Rills!
 
celticwar17 said:
is there a quote? And is that a fact? I know the president isn't bound by some laws others are.
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Regardless of the fine line between illegal and unethical, wouldn't it be better for the country as a whole if the White House operated above reproach instead of constantly trying to navigate within or just outside of the margins? To date, their mentality is akin to the sports analogy that "It isn't a foul if the ref doesn't see it". Well, yeah, it really is.......
 
Vetplus40 said:
Reread the article.
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I read it 3 times.

Did you read the letter referenced and hyperlinked in the Vox "article"?

The letter explicitly states White House employees were directed to abide by ethics rules. It states there are some rules that don't apply, which may, or may not be true, given there are no details provided to indicate which rules are being referenced.

At no time is there any indication White House employees don't have to follow ethics rules, the claim made by Vox.

Just another in a long list of fake news stories designed to attract the attention of those who have been trained to not think objectively.
 
haymarket said:
Why would the rules apply to Trump or his people? They certainly have not so far.
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Prediction : Trump is going to be an American Hugo Chavez (populist/kleptocrat/capitalist instead of populist/kleptocrat/socialist). I HOPE I'M VERY WRONG...
 

U.S. Ethics Official To White House: No, These Rules Definitely Apply To You : The Two-Way : NPR

Objective thinking from a Trump supporter. Give me a break. Where was your objections to promulgation of the Bowling Green Massacre fake news b.s.? You folks are as "phony" as a four dollar bill.
 

Why are you demonstrating the lack of objectivity that is such a hallmark of those carrying the left's water.

There is no indication of which ethics rules the White House believe don't pertain, and the response by Shaub NPR is trying to gin up states there is no legal basis for the claim.

Specifically what rules did the White House claim did not apply? What specific rules did Shaub base his response on?

Where is there any indication by the White House that it doesn't have to abide by ethics rules, considering it is stated quite clearly in the response they will abide by them.

There is nothing there but typical spin and BS which plays in the same biased tune NPR, and without question, the Infowars of the left, Vox. plays on a constant loop.

You're welcome to stand in the field with your strawman, but I'll stick to objective facts on this issue.

Your team needs to rethink this push.
 

This is why the law is so important.... you can manipulate the grey however you want. You are doing it, Trump is doing it, Hillary is. You turn it black and white in your advantage, and make it go back to the grey.
 
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