Tag: Trump administration ethics issues

Barr Sent Big Donations To GOP Senators Before His Confirmation

Attorney General William Barr donated $51,000 to the committee tasked with electing Republican senators just as the Republican-led Senate began considering his nomination in late 2018.

Quartz released the details of the conveniently timed donations in a report on Thursday.

Barr occasionally made political donations to the Republican Party between 1993 and 2018.

“In the lead up to his Senate confirmation hearings for attorney general earlier this year, his giving habits suddenly changed,” Quartz reported. “Barr’s donations became far more frequent, notable for their size, recipients, and possible utility to him.”

View the complete July 18 article by Oliver Willis on the National Memo website here.

NLRB Member Is Under Investigation for a Conflict of Interest

The following article by Ian MacDougall was posted on the ProPublica website February 1, 2018:

Update: After ProPublica published this report Thursday morning, William Emanuel informed several members of Congress that he plans to revise his Jan. 26 letter. “I have reviewed my responses,” he wrote in a new letter obtained by ProPublica, “and believe they require clarification.” Emanuel explained that he plans to provide “a further response, clarification, or correction soon.”

The inspector general for the National Labor Relations Board is investigating whether a Trump appointee to the board breached government ethics rules, according to two congressional officials with knowledge of the investigation. Continue reading “NLRB Member Is Under Investigation for a Conflict of Interest”