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FIRST ON FOX: Anita Dunn, senior White House adviser, faces ethical complaints from government surveillance groups during her third return to the West Wing during the Biden administration.
Fox News Digital filed by the Government’s Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), saying that Dan “did not submit the necessary personal financial information disclosure” before returning to the White House. Obtained an exclusive ethical complaint.
FACT also called on the White House Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to take action on her lack of disclosure of personal financial information.
TOP WH ADVISER ANITA DUNN DODGING PUBLIC ETHICS DISCLOSURE
“Before joining the government, Anita Dunn was a founding member of SKDK, a corporate and political consulting firm, and participated in President Biden’s campaign in 2020.” Read complaints.. “Since January 2021, Dan has been employed by the White House, working at SKDK, or both at the same time.”
“Despite her senior advisory position at the White House, Dan has not filed a public financial disclosure report,” the complaint continues. “The government argued that she did not need to submit a public report because Dan was classified as a” special civil servant “and her salary was below the $ 132,552 threshold that required public disclosure. “
A White House spokesperson said Dan’s more lasting role this time was within the government’s ethical rules, requiring her to sign an ethical pledge and submit personal financial disclosures. Pointed out Fox News Digital to report. A spokeswoman didn’t immediately answer Fox News Digital’s follow-up question about when Dan would submit a disclosure.
“The White House’s claim that the White House does not have to submit personal financial disclosures in its previous role” appears to be a deliberate attempt to circumvent ethical law, “FACT said. The “special civil servant” category is a person who is retained to perform a temporary job within 130 days, such as a person training the National Guard.
“The role of’senior adviser’is not temporary, as evidenced by the fact that both past and present advisers, including Mike, another senior adviser to President Biden, have submitted public financial disclosures. , A continuous position in the administration. Doniron. “
“In addition, Dan’s first employment period alone was longer than 130 days, even though he was classified as a special civil servant. Her repeated returns also indicate that this is not a temporary position.” The fact continued. “In addition, Dan’s salary was $ 129,000, which is slightly below the open house threshold and significantly lower than the $ 180,000 salary of other White House employees with the same seniority system.”
The fact is that disclosure of Dan’s position is “urgently necessary,” and the White House’s “employment agreement that allows Dan to maintain relationships with private companies while acting as a senior adviser is inadequate with conflicts of interest. Causes serious concerns about the impact. “
“Dan’s position within the White House is clearly necessary for her power to influence government actions and policies, but is also required by law,” he said. The organization concluded with their complaint.
“As illustrated here, the failure of government officials to follow the most basic rules of ethics leads to public distrust of our government. Moreover, the law does not apply equally to all. The following lack of transparency and results is particularly detrimental because it looks like. “They continued.” We request the Office of Government Ethics to investigate and take appropriate action. “
Dan left the Biden administration last year after avoiding public disclosure of her personal financial and business interests, unlike other presidential appointees, because it looks like a loophole in ethics. ..
Former President Obama’s ethics officer, Walter Shaub, blamed the decision to bring Dan back in a statement to Fox News Digital, saying, “The third rotation at the White House is the uglyness of regular business in Washington. It’s a sign. “
“Like many administrations in the past, this is very comfortable to invite influential merchants through revolving doors, and in Dan’s case, the doors are locked with a high-speed spin cycle,” Shaub said. I continued. “The last two times, despite her great influence, set her salary lower than the public financial disclosure threshold and numerous ethical requirements. This makes ethics just a series of techniques. It shows that it is regarded as an ethical rule. “
“Biden may have achieved his goal of being more ethical than Trump, but that’s a low standard and I don’t think ethics is in the top 999 things he cares about.” Former Obama Ethics Officer added.
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Shaub has been vocally criticizing the Biden administration’s hiring process and decisions by following the White House and hiring Michael Singh, a graduate of Dan’s co-founded Biden consulting firm SKDK. ..
Former Obama Ethics Officer also told ethics experts last year that the Biden administration hired so many relatives of White House officials, including Steve Ricchetti, Jake Sullivan, and Jen Psaki. “I said that I was sending a message.
“I’m sorry, I know some people don’t like to hear his criticism, but I’m very sorry. I’m sick of it,” Biden said about the family relationship of Biden officials. I wrote it in a Twitter thread in response to the article.
“Many of us worked hard to tee up him to restore ethics to the government and believed in our promises,” Shaub added, adding that the family-related employment line was “real” to us. I called it “f *** you”. “”
“Even the head of the White House Chief of Staff, the F-ING, who is supposed to keep them honest has a child whose recent college graduates are working in government, and to yell out. Is the spouse of the White House Chief of Staff. “Shaub was added.
Federal law requires highly involved presidential appointees to publicly disclose their finances, but some appointees (called special civil servants) have been in office for less than 130 business days. If your salary is $ 132,500 or less, you can refrain from disclosing your finances.
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Between the inauguration on January 20th and August 12th, Dan’s first White House stint was 205 calendar days long.according to U.S. Federal Office of Labor Relations“Work done on a particular day, including weekends, means that day is counted as a work day.”
If Dan didn’t work on any of these weekends, it’s unlikely that it was due to her role as a senior advisor working on infrastructure and other White House top priorities, but Dan. Was still working for 142 days. If she got a federal holiday, Dan would have worked for at least 137 days.
I also had Dan A week’s stint at the White House Filled out in March when Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O’Malley Dillon was on a personal vacation.