Richard W. Painter
Richard W. Painter was the chief White House ethics lawyer from 2005 to 2007 under President George W. Bush. He is the S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Minnesota and is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School.
Richard W. Painter was the chief White House ethics lawyer from 2005 to 2007 under President George W. Bush. He is the S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Minnesota and is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School.
Latest from Richard W. Painter
Trump discussing a coup with private citizens was a workaround federal law
There's a reason people giving official capacity advice to the president should be federal employees.
Claiming Merrick Garland can't prosecute Trump is ill-conceived at best
Some legal commentators argue that the Justice Department could have a conflict of interest because prosecuting Trump could appear to be political.
The Jan. 6 committee needs to follow the money
The people who financed the insurrection to keep Trump in office need to be exposed.
Trump's campaign is sitting on a fortune built on lies
Americans are paying good money for the privilege of autocracy.
Trump's financial conflict of interest strategies are alive and well in Congress
Members of Congress know a lot of information that the rest of us don’t know, and some of this information can be useful for stock trading.
Trump's D.C. hotel lease is not a good look for the federal government
A federal agency's approval of a D.C. Trump hotel lease: an oversight or an intentional inside job?
Sidney Powell's election lie cash grab must be treated as fraud
Trump has also raised millions based on his false 2020 fraud claims.
FEC is 'dangerously wrong' to let foreign companies spend in U.S. elections
Congress must pass a statute prohibiting foreign-controlled corporations from spending to influence U.S. elections.
From Lev Parnas to Claudia Tenney, America's campaign finance system is brazenly corrupt
Americans who pay taxes deserve a government that represents them, not one beholden to the cesspools of money that dominate our political landscape today.
Stocks owned by Supreme Court justices tilt the scales of justice
We have an ethical crisis across all three branches of government.
Trump's coercion and role in Jan. 6 warrant a special prosecutor
DOJ needs to appoint a special prosecutor to hold Trump accountable for his actions.
