With Trump White House, Are Ethics Issues Becoming Just Part Of The Scenery?; NPR, August 25, 2017

Peter Overby, NPR; With Trump White House, Are Ethics Issues Becoming Just Part Of The Scenery?

"Kathleen Clark, the ethics-law professor, said all administrations come to grips with ethics, but normally they see a pro-ethics stance as politically smart. She said the Trump White House appears to have a different perspective.

"The question isn't, 'How can we use this to strengthen our hand politically?' " she said. "It's instead, 'How can we avoid application of any restriction, anything that would get in the way of our financially benefiting and exploiting government office?' And that is unprecedented.""