Bloomberg Law
April 12, 2018, 4:21 PM UTC

This Trump Ethics Probe Has Lawyers’ Attention

Chris Opfer

• Conflict investigations at labor board test limits of White House ethics pledge

• Labor board member asked to sit out cases even indirectly affecting former firm, clients

• Boeing-related case threatened by recusal issue

An under-the-radar ethics dilemma brewing at the National Labor Relations Board could have a bigger impact on Trump administration policy and personnel than other allegations of high jinks getting lots more attention.

A political appointment that was supposed to be a feather in prominent attorney William Emanuel’s cap is threatening to become a thorn in his side.

The problem: The NLRB inspector general recently said ...

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