Cabinets Quote by Patrick Leahy

I do think that there is a very unclear level of conduct in the Trump administration. That's one reason you're seeing this among so…

— Ezra Klein

Unfortunately, some politicians think they are immune from allegations of ethics abuse.

— Bob Beckel

Ethics are a key issue, and they're a key issue on the Democratic side, and all people have to be held to high standards.

— Jeb Bradley

I've been concerned about ethics in government for a long time. And the problems we've had under President Trump are only indicative of the…

— Richard Painter

Ethics knows no party. Those rules should be applied the same in a Republican administration and a Democratic administration.

— Richard Painter

Even if the most ethical people were elected to high position and we ran out of resources, there would still be lying, cheating, stealing,…

— Jacque Fresco

If people knew of ethics violations, they should have sent them to the Ethics Committee. If you think there was serious ethics violation that…

— Barney Frank

In my time, we served with noble and ethical leaders: Gerry Ford, Bob Michael, John Rhodes, men of impeccable honesty. We didn't have anybody…

— Pete McCloskey

[Donald Trump] has done a financial disclosure, which has gone through the Office of Government Ethics. I think he's done that twice. That is…

— Jason Chaffetz

Even if you assume presidents were democratically elected they still have no right to keep secrets from the American people.

— Howard Zinn

Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators have a constitutional duty…

— Gary Bauer

The Trump administration has struggled with ethics vetting for Cabinet nominees and faced criticism for the president's decision to remain invested in his business…

— Ari Melber