Government Ethics
Covington Publishes Comprehensive Advisory Comparing Biden and Trump Executive Orders on Ethics
By Robert Kelner & Zachary G. Parks on
Posted in Government Ethics
The ethics rules that apply to Presidential appointees shifted Wednesday, in some ways significantly, as President Biden, just hours after being sworn in, signed an “Executive Order on Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel” and President Trump, just hours before his term expired, revoked his Executive Order on Ethics.
While the Biden
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