Richard W. Painter
MSNBC Columnist
Richard W. Painter was the chief White House ethics lawyer from 2005 to 2007 under President George W. Bush. He is the S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Minnesota and is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School.
Richard W. Painter was the chief White House ethics lawyer from 2005 to 2007 under President George W. Bush. He is the S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Minnesota and is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School.
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Why we 'Democracy Defenders' are demanding information about DOGE
As co-chairs of DOGE, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, will not be bound by conflict-of-interest law. But the law says such groups must operate with transparency.
The last Trump stock was a disaster for investors. The new one could be a disaster for the country.
Donald Trump remains in the midst of a cash crunch, with the former president facing multiple legal judgments totaling more than $500 million.
Democrats just provided 7.8 million more reasons why Trump is unfit for office
The Constitution bars a president from taking emoluments from foreign governments. But Democrats say then-President Donald Trump got $7.8 million illegally.
I did Alito’s ethics prep for his confirmation hearing. His new excuses are nonsense.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s defense of his 2008 vacation with billionaire Paul Singer ignores basic tenets of judicial ethics.
How the Supreme Court can finally get its house in order
Why does Supreme Court keep having ethics scandals? Because Clarence Thomas and John Roberts can't police themselves. Senate's Dick Durbin's hearing proves it.
Fox News destroyed its own reputation for a painfully simple reason
Two pernicious ideas came together to destroy the reputation and the business model of Fox News.
Trump’s tax returns show he was a bigger risk than we realized
If Congress had known about Trump's foreign bank accounts earlier, they could very well have looked into them.
Georgia's voter laws remain rife with issues
Though Stacy Abrams's group lost its lawsuit, the case still exposed major problems with the state's voting laws.
Trump used the Secret Service to make money. Here's how taxpayers can respond.
A House committee revealed the former president's properties charged exorbitant rates for Secret Service agents who stayed there while protecting him or his family.
Geoffrey Berman reveals how Donald Trump abused his firing power
Congress must protect against lawless presidents — or risk democracy itself.
Biden's ongoing struggle with the utter hypocrisy of stock trading in Congress
Americans are fed up with corruption and the appearance of corruption in Congress.
