Showing posts with label general ethics test "if it sounds like it would be fun then you can't do it". Show all posts
Showing posts with label general ethics test "if it sounds like it would be fun then you can't do it". Show all posts

Monday, November 21, 2016

Obama: Trump should follow my example on ethics; USA Today, 11/21/16

Gregory Korte, USA Today; Obama: Trump should follow my example on ethics:
"Obama said the approach he's taken is to "not just meet the letter of the law but to go well beyond the letter to the spirit." And he said those ethical standards need to extend to top administration officials, even on questions about travel and gifts.
He quoted his first White House counsel, Greg Craig: "'If it sounds like it would be fun, then you can't do it.' That's a general test. 'If it sounds like something you would enjoy or appreciate, no go.'
"And as a consequence, and I'll knock on some wood here, because we've got two months left, I am extremely proud of the fact that over eight years we have not had the kinds of scandals that have plagued other administrations," he said."