Director Of Office Of Government Ethics Resigns

The director of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, has announced his resignation in a letter to Donald Trump, effective July 19.

Shaub’s office regularly clashed with the Trump administration particularly over Donald Trump’s relationship to his businesses.

“The great privilege and honor of my career has been to lead OGE’s staff and the community of ethics officials in the federal executive branch…I am grateful for the efforts of this dedicated and patriotic assembly of public servants, and I am proud to have served with them.”

Here is the full letter which Shaub posted on Twitter:

The Campaign Legal Center also announced that Shaub would be joining the organization as Senior Director for Ethics on July 19.

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