His outspokenness drew the ire of administration officials and earned him near-cult status among Trump’s opponents. The White House said Conway had been speaking in a “light, off-hand manner” and was unlikely to violate the rule again. They showed 17 appointees had been granted waivers to ethics rules to allow them to serve in the White House, including four lobbyists. But Shaub has continued to agitate over the issue, particularly an undated and unsigned waiver allowing all White House officials to interact with the news media. “There’s no such thing as a retroactive waiver,” Shaub said last month, promising to keep pressing the White House on the issue.

Source: Washington Post July 06, 2017 17:02 UTC