01-04-2017, 02:01 PM
Quote:Bucking leaders such as House Speaker Paul Ryan, Republicans voted in a conference meeting on Monday to reduce the authority of the Office of Congressional Ethics, a 2008 panel created by House Democrats who felt that the House Ethics Committee was not fulfilling its duty to hold members accountable.Scarborough blasts GOP decision to gut ethics office - Business Insider
The new rules would eliminate the OCE's spokesperson, its ability to investigate anonymous tips, its ability to alert law enforcement if has identified a crime, and its authority to publicly release allegations of wrongdoing, a mandate which the formal House Ethics Committee does not have. On Tuesday, Scarborough argued that President-elect Donald Trump should oppose the move, thereby honoring his campaign promise to clean up Washington selfishness and corruption.
But they hastily retreated after a Trump tweet, although we're not sure whether Trump really is the guy to lecture anyone on ethics..