AP FACT CHECK: Ethics checks move along despite Trump beefs
WASHINGTON — There’s no sign of foot-dragging at the Office of Government Ethics despite President Donald Trump’s complaint that it has “become very difficult to deal with” as he tries to fill vacancies on his team.
It’s actually moving faster on Trump’s nominations than it did under President Barack Obama, data from the office show.
Trump voiced his complaint at a portion of a Cabinet meeting that was opened to news coverage this week.
The ethics office director says there’s no holdup at his end. “OGE is not the cause of any delays,” Walter Shaub said. “We’re moving nominee reports faster during this transition than we did during the last transition, but we can’t review reports the White House hasn’t sent to us.”