Chaffetz to get meeting he demanded with ethics official who criticized Trump
"“Allowing the public to attend our meeting — or, at the very least, to view it through live broadcast or the attendance of the news media — would ensure transparency and educate the public about how OGE guards the executive branch against conflicts of interest,” he added, though noting he would agree to a private meeting if Chaffetz again refused to speak in front of an audience.
But on Thursday, Chaffetz office said he and Shaub would meet privately on Monday, Jan. 23.
The request for a public meeting is the latest turn in an escalating feud pitting Shaub against Chaffetz and the Trump administration.
It’s also part of a broader struggle over Shaub’s new order of operation under the Office of Government Ethics. The agency has typically operated in relative obscurity under past directors, but, dealing with a president elect who heads a vast business empire, the director has made a controversial break with precedent by adopting an increasingly public profile."
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