Outgoing Ethics Chief Makes Statement

The White House blasted the outgoing head of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, just days before he's set to leave the post.

The federal government’s ethics agency has rarely received much attention in Washington. That changed with the arrival of President Trump and an administration stocked with unusually wealthy appointees who have ties to industries they now help regulate. Suddenly, the usually sleepy Office of Government Ethics was clashing with the White House.