Trump drops Biden-era ethics rules for his administration
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Incoming executive-branch appointees were no longer subject to the rescinded order's pledge terms.
Effect on appointees and lobbying restrictionsPresidential Ethics-Pledge Order Rescinded: Affected group · Affected group
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The rescission removed the predecessor order's contractual ethics-pledge framework for appointees; separate criminal and ethics statutes remained in force.
Effect on appointees and lobbying restrictionsPresidential Ethics-Pledge Order Rescinded: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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The rescission removed the predecessor order's contractual ethics-pledge framework for appointees; separate criminal and ethics statutes remained in force.
Remaining legal frameworkPresidential Ethics-Pledge Order Rescinded: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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Federal conflict-of-interest and anti-bribery laws were not repealed by the executive-order rescission.
Remaining legal frameworkPresidential Ethics-Pledge Order Rescinded: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit