William Burck is taking on the job of keeping the Trump Org ethical.
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Given all the ethics issues that seem to trail Republicans and hang around like a bad stench, being placed in charge of ethics for Trump seems like a bum deal. But alas! Someone’s got to do it, I guess. And Biglaw got tapped for the gig.
Recently, Eric Trump announced that Quinn Emanuel partner William Burck will be the outside ethics advisor for Trump Organization during Donald Trump’s second term as president. He noted, “The Trump Organization is dedicated to not just meeting but vastly exceeding its legal and ethical obligations during my father’s presidency.”
As with his first term, Donald Trump will not be divesting from the company or putting it into a blind trust. Though Eric Trump insists there will be a “very large wall” between the Trump Org and the federal government. But as a reminder, Trump-related businesses received $7.8 million in foreign payments from 20 countries during the Trump I White House stint.
Burck told Reuters this role will have no impact on his work at Quinn Emanuel.
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