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Good. Well, welcome everyone to the gathering her today. Trump, ethics, and the law. I should note this panel endingion is approximately three days, 11 hours, and four minutes from now. Am with an investigative news organizations and washington, d. C. Live quite a panel with us here today. Theyll must need no inch reduction but we will lynch a duck them anyway but we will introduce them anyway. Up untilan, who midjuly this share was director of the office of republican ethics and is now with the Campaign Legal center, another nonprofit in washington, tc [applause] miller. Up is matthew he is currently with a Strategic Advisory firm for brand, policy, and crisis issues. He formerly led the department of justice team under barack obama and was a spokesperson for eric holder. [applause] going down the line, mr. Richard painter, chief ethics fromr for george w. Bush 20052007. Most recently has been the cochairperson vice chairperson for citizens for inponsibility and ethics washington and
Should note this will end approximately three days, four hours, and 37 minutes from here. [laughter] im david leventhal. I am director for the center for public integrity. Have a stellar panel. Theyll must need no introduction but we will into ducts them anyway. Quiteet is probably known well. Walter shah who up until july, midjuly of this year was director of the office of government ethics and is now the Campaign Legal center, another nonprofit and washington, d. C. [applause] miller. Up is matthew he is currently with a Strategic Advisory firm for brand, policy, and crisis issues. He formerly led the department of justice team under barack obama and was a spokesperson for eric holder. [applause] going down the line, mr. Richard painter, chief ethics fromr for george w. Bush 20052007. Most recently has been the cochairperson vice chairperson for citizens for inponsibility and ethics washington and is also a law professor. [applause] and to my extreme left, appearing on the extreme le
To the gathering here today entitled trump, ethics, and the law. Should note that this Panel Discussion as a result will end approximately three days, 11 Hours Earnings 47 minutes from now. And 47 minutes from now. Im the senior political reporter for the center for public integrity, a nonprofit investigative News Organization in washington, d. C. Should note iscussion as a result will and we have quite an and we have quite an allstar panel with us today. They almost need no introduction, but well introduce them anyway. Starting to my right is somebody who donald trump probably knows quite well and at is walter, who up until july,s mid july this year was the director of the office of government ethics and now with the Campaign Legal center. Another nonprofit in washington, d. C. [applause] nonprofit in washington, tc [applause] miller. Up is matthew he is currently with a Strategic Advisory firm for brand, policy, and crisis issues. He formerly led the department of justice team under