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Executive branch ethics

The executive branch ethics offices, including the Office of Government Ethics and agency-designated ethics officials, set rules and oversee disclosure regimes for outside legal help and defense funds for officials.

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What role do executive branch ethics offices and DOJ policies play in approving taxpayer-funded legal defense?

offices—chiefly the (OGE) and agency-designated ethics officials (DAEOs)—set the rules, interpret conflicts of interest, and oversee disclosure regimes that constrain how officials receive outside leg...