Government Ethics Director, Who Repeatedly Clashed With Trump, Resigns

Walter Shaub, an attorney and the director of the government’s ethics office who regularly clashed with President Trump over his business interests, submitted his resignation on Thursday. He is leaving his office nearly six months before the end of his term. Shaub’s last day as the head of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) will be on July 19, according to his resignation letter to Donald Trump which he posted on his Twitter account.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jul 6, 2017.