Latest Fact-checks in Ethics Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House. Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept" Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Diane Savino stated on May 17, 2017 in an interview on NY1: Giving a committee chair’s stipend in the New York State Senate to another member of that committee "has been, in fact, a legislative practice for decades." Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2017 in Fox & Friends: "I can say that the people that have been hired (for the independent Russia investigation) are all Hillary Clinton supporters, some of them worked for Hillary Clinton." Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." Center for American Progress Action Fund stated on April 16, 2017 in the website IsTrumpAtMarALago.org: "A trip to Mar-a-Lago costs taxpayers approximately $3.6 million, according to a Government Accountability Office report." Mark Pocan stated on March 3, 2017 in an interview: "The son-in-law of the president met with Russian officials at the Trump Tower after having them come in the back door." Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2017 in a tweet: Says CNN’s Chris Cuomo "never asked" Sen. Richard Blumenthal about Blumenthal's misstatements on his own service in Vietnam. Charles Schumer stated on January 27, 2017 in a tweet: Says Rex "Tillerson won't divest from Exxon." Sheri Dillon stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference at Trump Tower: "Paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do with an office. It's not an emolument." Dawnna Dukes stated on January 10, 2017 in the Texas House: On resigning her Texas House seat. Cory Booker stated on January 8, 2017 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' " Chris Collins stated on December 13, 2016 in an interview with Buffalo news station WGRZ: ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State. Sheri Gallo stated on November 29, 2016 in a mailer spotted by an Austin voter: Alison Alter "has exploited a campaign finance loophole to obtain over $64,000 in public dollars to fund her campaign." Howard Dean stated on November 15, 2016 in an interview: Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president. Rudy Giuliani stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union": Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust." Deborah Ross stated on October 13, 2016 in a debate: Says Richard Burr "was one of only three senators who voted against a ban on insider trading for members of Congress. And he called that vote brave." Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2016 in a campaign rally : "The FBI has reopened its investigation into Hillary Clinton ... and discovered another 650,000 emails." Newt Gingrich stated on October 25, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly: In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife." Mike Pence stated on October 16, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "State Department officials actually directed contracts for the Haitian recovery after the earthquake to friends of the Clintons." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 12, 2016 in a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress." Mike Coffman stated on September 20, 2016 in a TV ad : Says state Sen. Morgan Carroll's votes made "it easier to sue doctors, small businesses, even nurses. Putting her own shady interests first." Chain email stated on September 21, 2016 in a chain email: On Tim Kaine: "In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission." Elaine Phillips stated on August 26, 2016 in a post on Facebook: In the past decade in New York State "more than 30 current and former state officeholders have been convicted, sanctioned or accused of wrongdoing — more than any other state." Hilary Rosen stated on August 24, 2016 in "The Diane Rehm Show": "The Clinton Foundation is a charity where President and Secretary Clinton and their daughter, they take no salary, they get no money from it, they take no personal benefit from it." Hillary Clinton stated on August 24, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: The Clinton Foundation "took steps that went above and beyond all legal requirements and, indeed, all standard requirements followed by every other charitable organization." Jennifer Granholm stated on August 10, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Hillary Clinton "abided by the ethics agreement" between the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration.
Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House. Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept" Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Diane Savino stated on May 17, 2017 in an interview on NY1: Giving a committee chair’s stipend in the New York State Senate to another member of that committee "has been, in fact, a legislative practice for decades." Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2017 in Fox & Friends: "I can say that the people that have been hired (for the independent Russia investigation) are all Hillary Clinton supporters, some of them worked for Hillary Clinton." Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." Center for American Progress Action Fund stated on April 16, 2017 in the website IsTrumpAtMarALago.org: "A trip to Mar-a-Lago costs taxpayers approximately $3.6 million, according to a Government Accountability Office report." Mark Pocan stated on March 3, 2017 in an interview: "The son-in-law of the president met with Russian officials at the Trump Tower after having them come in the back door." Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2017 in a tweet: Says CNN’s Chris Cuomo "never asked" Sen. Richard Blumenthal about Blumenthal's misstatements on his own service in Vietnam. Charles Schumer stated on January 27, 2017 in a tweet: Says Rex "Tillerson won't divest from Exxon." Sheri Dillon stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference at Trump Tower: "Paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do with an office. It's not an emolument." Dawnna Dukes stated on January 10, 2017 in the Texas House: On resigning her Texas House seat. Cory Booker stated on January 8, 2017 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' " Chris Collins stated on December 13, 2016 in an interview with Buffalo news station WGRZ: ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State. Sheri Gallo stated on November 29, 2016 in a mailer spotted by an Austin voter: Alison Alter "has exploited a campaign finance loophole to obtain over $64,000 in public dollars to fund her campaign." Howard Dean stated on November 15, 2016 in an interview: Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president. Rudy Giuliani stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union": Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust." Deborah Ross stated on October 13, 2016 in a debate: Says Richard Burr "was one of only three senators who voted against a ban on insider trading for members of Congress. And he called that vote brave." Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2016 in a campaign rally : "The FBI has reopened its investigation into Hillary Clinton ... and discovered another 650,000 emails." Newt Gingrich stated on October 25, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly: In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife." Mike Pence stated on October 16, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "State Department officials actually directed contracts for the Haitian recovery after the earthquake to friends of the Clintons." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 12, 2016 in a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress." Mike Coffman stated on September 20, 2016 in a TV ad : Says state Sen. Morgan Carroll's votes made "it easier to sue doctors, small businesses, even nurses. Putting her own shady interests first." Chain email stated on September 21, 2016 in a chain email: On Tim Kaine: "In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission." Elaine Phillips stated on August 26, 2016 in a post on Facebook: In the past decade in New York State "more than 30 current and former state officeholders have been convicted, sanctioned or accused of wrongdoing — more than any other state." Hilary Rosen stated on August 24, 2016 in "The Diane Rehm Show": "The Clinton Foundation is a charity where President and Secretary Clinton and their daughter, they take no salary, they get no money from it, they take no personal benefit from it." Hillary Clinton stated on August 24, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: The Clinton Foundation "took steps that went above and beyond all legal requirements and, indeed, all standard requirements followed by every other charitable organization." Jennifer Granholm stated on August 10, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Hillary Clinton "abided by the ethics agreement" between the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration.
Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House.
Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept"
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Diane Savino stated on May 17, 2017 in an interview on NY1: Giving a committee chair’s stipend in the New York State Senate to another member of that committee "has been, in fact, a legislative practice for decades."
Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2017 in Fox & Friends: "I can say that the people that have been hired (for the independent Russia investigation) are all Hillary Clinton supporters, some of them worked for Hillary Clinton."
Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel."
Center for American Progress Action Fund stated on April 16, 2017 in the website IsTrumpAtMarALago.org: "A trip to Mar-a-Lago costs taxpayers approximately $3.6 million, according to a Government Accountability Office report."
Mark Pocan stated on March 3, 2017 in an interview: "The son-in-law of the president met with Russian officials at the Trump Tower after having them come in the back door."
Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2017 in a tweet: Says CNN’s Chris Cuomo "never asked" Sen. Richard Blumenthal about Blumenthal's misstatements on his own service in Vietnam.
Sheri Dillon stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference at Trump Tower: "Paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do with an office. It's not an emolument."
Cory Booker stated on January 8, 2017 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' "
Chris Collins stated on December 13, 2016 in an interview with Buffalo news station WGRZ: ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State.
Sheri Gallo stated on November 29, 2016 in a mailer spotted by an Austin voter: Alison Alter "has exploited a campaign finance loophole to obtain over $64,000 in public dollars to fund her campaign."
Howard Dean stated on November 15, 2016 in an interview: Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president.
Rudy Giuliani stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union": Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust."
Deborah Ross stated on October 13, 2016 in a debate: Says Richard Burr "was one of only three senators who voted against a ban on insider trading for members of Congress. And he called that vote brave."
Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2016 in a campaign rally : "The FBI has reopened its investigation into Hillary Clinton ... and discovered another 650,000 emails."
Newt Gingrich stated on October 25, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly: In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty."
Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife."
Mike Pence stated on October 16, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "State Department officials actually directed contracts for the Haitian recovery after the earthquake to friends of the Clintons."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 12, 2016 in a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress."
Mike Coffman stated on September 20, 2016 in a TV ad : Says state Sen. Morgan Carroll's votes made "it easier to sue doctors, small businesses, even nurses. Putting her own shady interests first."
Chain email stated on September 21, 2016 in a chain email: On Tim Kaine: "In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission."
Elaine Phillips stated on August 26, 2016 in a post on Facebook: In the past decade in New York State "more than 30 current and former state officeholders have been convicted, sanctioned or accused of wrongdoing — more than any other state."
Hilary Rosen stated on August 24, 2016 in "The Diane Rehm Show": "The Clinton Foundation is a charity where President and Secretary Clinton and their daughter, they take no salary, they get no money from it, they take no personal benefit from it."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 24, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: The Clinton Foundation "took steps that went above and beyond all legal requirements and, indeed, all standard requirements followed by every other charitable organization."
Jennifer Granholm stated on August 10, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Hillary Clinton "abided by the ethics agreement" between the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration.