Burgess Everett(@burgessev):Senate Banking Committee Dems panning the ethics provision. They say under this new language - Trump's AG "is the sole federal official who decides whether to bring an enforcement action" - State AGs "cannot bring an enforcement action against the president or other public officials for ethics violations"

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Burgess Everett@burgessev

2026.09.14 15:50

Senate Banking Committee Dems panning the ethics provision. They say under this new language - Trump's AG "is the sole federal official who decides whether to bring an enforcement action" - State AGs "cannot bring an enforcement action against the president or other public officials for ethics violations"