Commerce Secretary Ross does it again. Not the first example of his disregard for ethics and conflicts of interest. He should be removed.
Ross's finances have raised questions of serious, possibly criminal, conflicts of interest. Now we learn that four days ago OGE declined to certify his financial disclosure after concluding that Ross wasn't "in compliance with applicable laws and regulations" https://t.co/eORrUtK19x
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) February 19, 2019
This is a BIG DEAL. We're not aware of OGE ever declining to certify a cabinet level official's financial disclosures before. https://t.co/m4oc9I9Chs
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 20, 2019
This is your occasional reminder that in a normal administration Ross would have been forced out eighteen months ago. https://t.co/FH28ppAOWR
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) February 19, 2019
Facing ethics violation, Wilbur Ross says he didn’t mean to file inaccurate financial disclosures https://t.co/rE49oAloZC
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 20, 2019
re-upping my suggestion for how to deal with officials like Ross who "forget" that they still own major assets: if you "forget" it you, you forfeit it. #harbergertax #bananarepublicrule https://t.co/l8vOtPNSj9 https://t.co/tEbrusQCg2
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 19, 2019
"Richard Painter, a former ethics attorney for President George W. Bush, told CNN he has never seen a Cabinet member's financial disclosure form rejected in this way." https://t.co/X4VSjy4zFA
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 19, 2019
Sad! 