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Subcommittee questions ethics, oversight and conflicts of interest tied to Musk-era appointments and contracting
Summary
Legal and ethics witnesses pressed the subcommittee about potential conflicts of interest arising from a private-sector leader's close ties to federal agencies and large government contractor awards, urging divestiture or recusal and stronger oversight and disclosure.
WASHINGTON — A second theme at the House Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing focused on government ethics and oversight tied to the role of private-sector leaders who retain financial interests in companies that receive large federal contracts.
Richard Painter, a professor of corporate law and former White House ethics lawyer, told the panel that criminal conflict-of-interest rules require clear separations when government decision-makers stand to affect their own financial interests. "It is a criminal offense for United States Government Official to participate in a particular matter that has a direct and predictable effect on their…
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