Trump removes director of government ethics office
- President Donald Trump has removed David Huitema from his position as Director of the Office of Government Ethics, as confirmed by the agency's statement.
- David Huitema was appointed by former President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate in November 2024.
- The Office of Government Ethics, now led by Acting Director Shelley Finlayson, oversees ethics rules and financial disclosures for government officials.
- This removal follows Trump's recent firings of inspectors general from various government agencies without explanation.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has fired the head of the federal Office of Government Ethics, which oversees disclosure and potential conflicts of interest involving top government officials, according to a post on the agency’s blog. Read more...
US President Donald Trump has dismissed David Whitam, the head of the Federal Office of Government Ethics. The agency is monitoring potential conflicts of interest involving senior government officials, Bloomberg reports. [see_also ids="627986"] Whitham, appointed by former US President Joe Biden, was confirmed by the Senate as director of the Office last November for a five-year term, without Republican votes. The Office's Chief of Staff, Shell…
Trump Fires Top Ethics Official
President Trump escalated his campaign against federal watchdogs on Monday, when he removed the government's top ethics official. David Huitema had been director of the Office of Government Ethics, an independent agency that oversees the executive branch's ethics rules and financial disclosures, CBS News reports. Also on Monday, Hampton Dellinger...
Trump's purge makes its way to government's ethics office: report
President Donald Trump is treating America to a round of déjà vu with his latest move: the removal of the director of the Office of Government Ethics.According to Politico, Trump made the move despite the director, David Huitema, being confirmed in December to a five-year term that was meant to be a...
Trump fires Office of Government Ethics chief
President Trump has fired the director of the Office of Government Ethics, the agency announced Monday. The office posted on its website that it had been notified Trump was removing David Huitema, who had been nominated by former President Biden. He was confirmed last November by the Senate to a five-year term and officially started […]
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