Elizabeth Warren urges Trump to beef up ethics rules as Musk takes key role
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#6TMV0)
Exclusive: Democrat writes to transition co-chairs calling for steps to avert scandals involving administration officials
The Massachusetts Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has called on Donald Trump to institute new ethics rules to guard against scandals involving appointees such as Elon Musk, the SpaceX, Tesla and X owner who will jointly lead an effort to slash federal spending after the new administration takes power on Monday.
Trump can and should top" Joe Biden's ethics standards for government officials, Warren told Trump's transition co-chairs in a letter exclusively obtained by the Guardian.
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