Following President Trump’s firing of the head of the Office of Government Ethics, CREW Executive Director and Chief Counsel Donald K. Sherman released the following statement: 

“By firing the head of the Office of Government Ethics, President Trump is continuing his purge of any independent officials tasked with holding him and his administration accountable to the law and ethical standards. This follows his firing of the head of the Office of Special Counsel and 17 inspectors general. Together, these actions will streamline any efforts he and his administration make to personally profit, install loyalists and avoid oversight of corruption and waste. By all indications, Trump is planning to run a lawless administration and these unprecedented moves are an alarming first step to put those plans into action.”