Beyond Impeachment, a Push for Ethics Laws That Do Not Depend on Shame
Congressional Democrats and a slew of groups are preparing to push for the kinds of ethics and governance changes not seen since the post-Watergate era.
President Trump’s conduct proved that many of the ethics rules related to the executive branch rely more on a president’s desire to avoid scandal than on enforceable law.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times
Published Jan. 11, 2021Updated Jan. 16, 2021
WASHINGTON — As House Democrats move toward punishing President Trump with a history-making second impeachment, they are also pressing ahead with a parallel effort to try to ensure that Mr. Trump’s four-year record of violating democratic and constitutional norms cannot be repeated.