Appointee Violated Trump Ethics Pledge, Second Official Says

• Labor board ethics official and inspector general agree NLRB member violated Trump ethics pledge • William Emanuel participated in decision overturning legal precedent in separate case in which his former firm was involved • Emanuel hired white-collar defense attorney, disputes findings

A labor board ethics official agrees with the agency inspector general that member William Emanuel (R) violated the Trump administration’s conflict-of-interest rule, according to two memos obtained by Bloomberg Law.

“We agree with the IG’s determination that, under the totality of the circumstances, Member Emanuel violated the Ethics Pledge,” Lori Ketcham, the labor board’s designated agency ethics official, ...