Trump fires US government's top ethics official

Former government ethics director warns of corruption danger
Linsey Davis spoke with David Huitema, the former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, two days after President Trump dismissed him from his role.
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Trump’s firing of a top ethics official is a targeted attack on public trust
While the OGE director is nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, director serve five-year terms to ensure that their tenures are not attached to the presidents who appointed them. Huitema was confirmed by the Senate in November and fired by Trump less than two months after he was sworn in.
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