{"id":100315,"date":"2025-01-14T13:02:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T21:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/14\/quinn-emanuel-partner-tapped-as-trump-org-ethics-counsel\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T13:02:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T21:02:47","slug":"quinn-emanuel-partner-tapped-as-trump-org-ethics-counsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/14\/quinn-emanuel-partner-tapped-as-trump-org-ethics-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Quinn Emanuel Partner Tapped As Trump Org Ethics Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"

William Burck is taking on the job of keeping the Trump Org ethical.
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Given all the ethics issues<\/a> that seem to trail Republicans<\/a> and hang around<\/a> like a bad stench, being placed in charge of ethics for Trump seems like a bum deal. But alas! Someone\u2019s got to do it, I guess. And Biglaw got tapped for the gig.<\/p>\n

Recently, Eric Trump announced that Quinn Emanuel partner William Burck<\/a> will be the outside ethics advisor for Trump Organization during Donald Trump\u2019s second term as president. He noted, \u201cThe Trump Organization is dedicated to not just meeting but vastly exceeding its legal and ethical obligations during my father\u2019s presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n

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<\/a> there will be a \u201cvery large wall\u201d between the Trump Org and the federal government. But as a reminder, Trump-related businesses received<\/a> $7.8 million in foreign payments from 20 countries during the Trump I White House stint.<\/p>\n

Burck told Reuters<\/a> this role will have no impact on his work at Quinn Emanuel.<\/p>\n

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