If ethics is limited to financial conflicts of interest - that's really what I did in the Bush White House - that's a huge problem for me because Trump refused to sell his businesses. We don't know where he's getting… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
Russia may very well be front and center again in 2020 as they were in 2016 regarding interference in America's presidential election. But the… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
People knew Trump had strange relationships with the Russians even before he was elected. Consequently, there is every reason to investigate whether Donald Trump… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
Donald Trump wants to ignore the rule of law. He ignores the Constitution. He ignores the subpoenas. The Republicans in the House and Senate… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
I go on all the channels, mostly CNN and MSNBC. I have gone on Fox every couple of months. — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
Here is where you get into the danger zone, when the government official starts talking about U.S. government business and then also talking about… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
I think President Trump could pardon anyone he wanted and have it be an effective pardon. I think there would be a big price… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
I have to say that every white-collar criminal defense lawyer knows when the chief financial officer turns state's evidence, everyone in the executive suite… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
We have two political parties in this country; we cannot have one of them be abandoned to complete nutcases. We've got to have two… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
And imagine where we'd be today if President Franklin Roosevelt had owned apartment buildings in Frankfurt and Berlin. You know, some of us might… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
The course I teach, Professional Responsibility, was brought into law-school curriculums and required by most states for admission to the bar beginning in the… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
