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Recuse. and doj has an excellent ethics office and they did the right thing and took proactive measures to be sure he wouldnt be 1r068d. this is what we do across thebr. this is how were the prevention mechanism. so when i resign and when im telling the world that weve got a problem with our ethics program, oje is the canary in the coal mine with this departure from ethical norms, and it starts with a little thing like the president not divesting his financial interests, which sets a tone from t...

Recuse. and doj has an excellent ethics office and they did the right thing and took proactive measures to be sure he wouldnt be involved. this is what we do across the executive branch. this is how were the prevention mechanism. when i resign and when im telling the world that we have a problem with our ethics program, oge is the canary in the coal mine. and it starts with the president not divesting his financial interest, which sets a tone that goes cascading down the executive branch and you...

Something everybody agreed on. a lot of tensions because the president pulled out of the paris agreement. there was an attempt to take melania on a climate change computer lab tour with the other spouses. she got blocked in her residence because of protests but trying to get climate change back on the agenda. thats how they had to do that. were trying to get the first lady to go to this climate change center and manipulate things behind the scenes that way. >> peter, let me ask you about another...

A ethics program. what does this mean whats the implication the one guy out there in the punning challenging the way that donald trump and his family and coast associates inspect is doing business is walking away from the job. >> the office of government ethics not exactly a powerhouse but it was founded after the watergate scandal to try to monitor and bring light on the various issues. the fact that this -- walter, the director of it who has been a thorn in the side of the white house is stepp...

President. since then i would stay ethics program has been a very serious disappointment in the white house. >> what do you mean by that? >> the ethics program, is a compliance based program in many ways. we have very basic bare bones criminal laws, civil laws, administrative regulations, that say heres the absolute minimum youre going to do. thats just the skeleton. and the meet of the program has been the ethical traditions and the norms that has evolved over 40 years. and were able to say, in...

Now because of trumps decision to pull out of the paris climate agreement. there was actually a move -- an attempt to try and take melania on a climate change computer lab tour with the other spouses of the world leaders that she ended up getting blocked in her residence because of protests. but yes trying to get climate change back on the agenda. thats how they have to do it now. before it was like everyone was on the same page np now its like maybe we can get the first lady to go to the climat...

Thats how they have to do it now. before it was like everyone was on the same page np now its like maybe we can get the first lady to go to the climate change things and manipulate things behind the scene that is way. >> peter let me ask you about another story is that has developed. and that is walter schwab, the outgoing ethics chief. he told npr because working with the white house was a disoimt process appointment his words are i can only describe my experience with the way theyve run the et...

Regarding the spouses with the world leaders, and melania ended up getting blocked in her residence because of protests. yes, trying to get climate change back on the agenda, and before they did that. now it seems like they need to work behind the scenes that way. >> peter, let me ask you about another story developing, that is walter schab, the out-going ethics chief. he resigned saying works with this white house is a disappointment. saying i can only describe my experience with the way they h...

Administration because he had picked an the excellent transition team and we worked an outside nonprofit group to bring the two campaigns transition teams together and work them and help make sure they were ready for the transition. and i have to say a great respect for both teams. i saenlt congratulations e-mail to the winning team and i sincerely told them i was looking forward to working with they will i got a very nice message back saying they felt supported by oge and were looking forward t...

Fox news this morning, where she appeared to, from the confines of the briefing room, promote the products of ivanka trump. do you believe that she crossed an ethical line? >> kellyanne has been counseled and thats all were going to go with. >> richard, you were clear from the very beginning that this was an ethical breach. today the office of the government ethics responded to the white house saying, i remain concerned about miss conways misuse of position, not taking disciplinary action agains...