On his way out the door, then-President Donald Trump released his aides from ethics commitments that were supposed to last years after the end of his administration. The revocation of his order freed the way for staffers to cash in on lobbying gigs.
Later that same day, after he was sworn in, President Biden signed an executive order requiring his appointees to take a stringent new ethics pledge.
“We’re going to be judged [by] whether or not we restored the integrity and competency of this government,” Biden said that first day, as he swore in appointees. “I need your help badly.”
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