Trump appears to have excluded himself from following the same guidelines he signed into law four years ago

Summary

Donald Trump has exempted himself from key ethics guidelines required under the Presidential Transition Act, which he signed into law in 2020.

By rejecting federal funding for his transition team, Trump avoids donor limits and disclosure requirements, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and transparency.

Critics, including Senator Elizabeth Warren and government watchdogs, warn that Trump’s refusal to submit an ethics plan undermines accountability and could open the door to corruption.

This move marks a break from precedent and has sparked alarm over potential personal enrichment during his presidency.

  • lennivelkant
    61·
    1 day ago

    Maybe someone should pair the watchdogs with guard dogs to do the biting when the former bark

    • whithom@discuss.online
      6·
      1 day ago

      If we allow the government to have control of either group, the guard dogs will just kill the watch dogs.

      Maybe the people should start biting.

      • lennivelkant
        3·
        1 day ago

        That is a very good point. The people should be controlling the government, after all.

          • lennivelkant
            2·
            13 hours ago

            I don’t think they did. A minority voted for this, but I don’t think they actually grasped or knew the extent of what they were voting for.