The White House at the start of the Memorial Day weekend eased its earlier opposition to delivering lists of ethics waivers to the Office of Government Ethics, though it continues to question the legality of such governmentwide requirements.
Budget director Mick Mulvaney in a May 26 letter to OGE Director Walter Shaub said OGE had “mischaracterized” OMB’s intentions in requesting a “stay” in the ethics office data call for lists of disclosure requirement waivers granted to appointees such as former lobbyists or wealthy business people.
