During his first year in office, President Biden has successfully implemented some ethics-related policies, but outside observers think that is not enough to safeguard against future abuses of power.
In October 2019, then-candidate Biden released a plan on how he would “restore ethics in government” if elected, which came amid the first impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s handling of funds to Ukraine. That was just one instance that experts and Democratic lawmakers pointed to when arguing the Trump administration did not adhere to government ethics, accountability, oversight and transparency.
