Prof. Painter Quoted in New York Times Article About White House Forbidding Cabinet Members from Addressing the DNC

Professor Richard W. Painter was quoted in an article in the New York Times about the White House announcement that the President would forbid cabinet members from addressing the Democratic National Convention later this month. Prof. Painter, former chief White House ethics counsel during the George W. Bush administration, said that he agreed with this decision and that, “[w]ith Republicans in control of the House and the Senate, you can bet that the investigative arm will swing into action very quickly if anything is even hinted at being wrong.”