Senate Republicans Giving Mr. Trumps Nominees a Pass

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Donald Trump’s transition team and Senate Republicans are determined to railroad several nominees to his cabinet of billionaires and moguls through to confirmation without fully revealing business interests that could disqualify them, say people both inside and outside government who are working on the transition process.

This is unprecedented, potentially illegal, and the clearest sign yet of Mr. Trump’s cavalier attitude toward criminal laws preventing federal officials from profiting from public service.

Mr. Trump’s Senate allies are shirking their constitutional duty, attempting to rubber-stamp nominees without information that would help determine whether they merit the public’s confidence. The law doesn’t require Mr. Trump to shed his business interests, but the failure of his cabinet officials to do so could land them in jail.

Before Mr. Trump’s cabinet nominees begin their Senate confirmation hearings, they are required to file an extensive form, the 278, that lists stockholdings, business interests, board seats and other arrangements benefiting them, spouses, minor children, business partners or potential employers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/opinion/giving-mr-trumps-nominees-a-pass.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region

[Angry Dragon]

1. Would that not make them in violation of their Oath of Office and make them Traitors??