Barry Myers attends a 2017 confirmation hearing on his nomination to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. By Walter M. Shaub Jr. and Walter M. Shaub Jr. Bio Follow Gabe Lezra April 2 at 8:15 PM When President Trump first nominated Barry Myers, then the CEO of AccuWeather and a fierce critic of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, to head the very agency he had spent decades attacking, many who care about government ethics sounded the alarm.
This history raised serious questions about Myers’s ability to act impartially, which fueled a public outcry that stalled his first nomination. The clock ran out for Myers in January when the new Congress took office.Now Myers is back with a new nomination and a mysterious financial arrangement.
But, in fact, these circumstances raise the possibility of a sham transaction. It’s not clear what could have motivated the drastic discount. There may well be a legitimate explanation: Maybe it’s remotely possible the company lost more than half its value in the past year, maybe he was wrong about its value in the first place, or maybe negotiations for the sale just went badly for him.
PostEverything WHEN WILL THEY LEARN!
PostEverything After Obama administration are ethics even a requirement?
PostEverything Whose ethic concerns? The 'idiot brigades'?
PostEverything Jay concentrate on getting Washington state (which is a mess, financially & environmentally) straightened out. Before you take on our country. Repeat after me. “I shall stay at home”, “I shall stay at home”
PostEverything Let’s see? It’s ok for a Dem POTUS to get his nominees Senate confirmation, but same Senate should not confirm a Republican nominee? BAD!
PostEverything realDonaldTrump Does not concern himself with ethics. Why concern yourself with something you don’t have or understand ImpeachTrumpNow
PostEverything They’re always rushing the next low life right through...
PostEverything Where do the Trumpbots dig up these carpetbaggers? They must be looking under every slimy rock in the nation to find them. The sad thing is Republicans are so morally bankrupt, they don't see anything wrong with a confirming a person with a conflict of interest.
PostEverything LMAO! Ethics concerns is a pre-requisite to be a Trump nominee.
PostEverything Surely one of the most OVERUSED headlines!
theresamax PostEverything The Senate majority has abandoned all pretext of moral leadership.
PostEverything You said the same thing about kavanaugh, soooooo...🤫
PostEverything All of you in Washington have ethics concerns, so.... 'yawn'
PostEverything since when did Republicans care about ethics concerns with one of their own?
PostEverything Of course he will. That's why Trump picked him. Trump wouldn't want anyone with ethics working for him, just look at all his picks so far, including Barr.
PostEverything In other words, just another day.
PostEverything The Senate Republicans do not have any ethics concerns. Haven’t you noticed?