Richard Painter

Sidney Powell’s Election Lies Cash Grab

A former White House ethics lawyer attacked Sidney Powell’s scheme to raise millions from MAGA supporters using Donald Trump’s 2020 election lies.
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First Amendment Doesn't Protect Lies To Fleece MAGA Backers: Ex-White House Ethics Lawyer

"Spreading fake news to ask for money is commercial speech, and courts enforce laws criminalizing fraud,” warned Richard Painter.
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This Is Sedition: Ex-Bush Ethics Chief Slams Michael Flynn’s Call For Coup

Donald Trump's former national security adviser “knows that he’s crossed the line into criminal conduct," said former White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter.
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William Barr's 'Authoritarian' Trump Defense Triggers Calls For His Impeachment

The attorney general drew backlash after calling Democratic "resistance" against the president a dangerous "holy mission."
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Bush Ethics Lawyer Calls Trump Money Steered To Impeachment Foes 'Felony Bribery'

"Any other American who offered cash to the jury before a trial would go to prison for felony bribery," writes attorney Richard Painter.
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Ex-Ethics Chiefs Rip Trump's Decision To Host G-7 At His Own Resort

Walter Shaub and Richard Painter blasted the plans, calling them "unacceptable" and “the most overt corruption to date."
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Ex-Bush Ethics Chief: Democrats Must Impeach Trump Now Or They Will Lose In 2020

The former White House ethics attorney said Trump has “committed multiple high crimes and misdemeanors."
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Ex-Bush Ethics Attorney Slams Pence's Trump Hotel Stay: Illegal And Immoral

Richard Painter railed against spending taxpayer money to help the president's personal businesses.
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Bush Ethics Lawyer Says It's 'Cowardly' That House Won't Impeach Trump

Richard Painter said the House's reluctance is a "dereliction of duty."
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Environmentalists Fight Mining Plan By Ivanka's Billionaire Landlord

Richard Painter, former chief ethics lawyer for George W. Bush, said the arrangement "looks bad."
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