Walter Shaub, Jr., speaks with CBS News in his first television interview since announcing his resignation from his position as director of the Office of Government Ethics<\/b>
\nIn a conversation with CBS News Thursday, Walter Shaub, Jr., spoke about his resignation from his position as director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) .
\u00ab\u00a0Do you think the president and his family are using the office to enrich themselves?\u00a0\u00bb CBS News’ Julianna Goldman asked Shaub.
\u00ab\u00a0I can’t know what their intention is, \u00a0\u00bb Shaub said. \u00ab\u00a0I know that the effect is that there’s an appearance that the businesses are profiting from his occupying the presidency. And appearance matters as much as reality. So even aside from whether or not that’s actually happening, we need to send a message to the world that the United States is gonna have the gold standard for an ethics program in government, which is what we’ve always had.\u00a0\u00bb
\u00ab\u00a0But at this point it sounds like you’re saying you can’t be sure, \u00a0\u00bb Goldman said.
\u00ab\u00a0You can’t be sure, and so it almost doesn’t matter whether they are profiting or not, \u00a0\u00bb Shaub continued. \u00ab\u00a0America should have the right to know what the motivations of its leaders are, and they need to know that financial interests, personal financial interests, aren’t among them.\u00a0\u00bb
This is the OGE director’s first television interview since announcing his resignation earlier Thursday. You can see more tonight on \u00ab\u00a0CBS Evening News\u00a0\u00bb and tomorrow on \u00ab\u00a0CBS This Morning.\u00a0\u00bb
Shaub announced that he will resign before the end of his term, effective Wednesday, July 19. In his resignation letter, Shaub called it the \u00ab\u00a0great privilege and honor of my career\u00a0\u00bb to lead the OGE staff.
Shaub, an Obama appointee, was already in his fifth and final year of the job, but his term was not scheduled to end until January 2018.
The White House issued a statement on Shaub’s resignation Thursday afternoon.
\u00ab\u00a0The White House accepts Mr. Shaub’s resignation and appreciates his service, \u00a0\u00bb the statement read. \u00ab\u00a0The President will be nominating a successor in short order.\u00a0\u00bb
In an interview with NPR, Shaub said he will be taking a new job at The Campaign Legal Center, a group that aims to strengthen democracy and improve ethics in government.<\/p>\n

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