A new assessment from a government watchdog group blasts the Biden-Harris administration’s claims that it is the “most ethical and transparent” administration in history, labeling them a “myth.”
“From the start, the Biden-Harris administration promised to ‘bring transparency and truth back to government,’ according to then-White House press secretary Jen Psaki,” the 26-page report from Protect the Public Trust (PPT) said.
“Psaki also stated that President Joe Biden ‘is committed to ensuring we have the most ethically robust administration in history.’ However, the administration and its executive branch agencies have frequently failed to live up to these lofty goals, and the myth of a scandal-free administration remains just that: a myth.”
The study details alleged ethics infractions by the Biden administration’s White House, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Interior, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce, and State Department, among other allegations.
The Biden White House report details alleged ethics issues with the Office of White House Counsel (WHCO) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), including allegations that Biden’s White House lawyers acted as his personal attorneys during the investigation into classified document mishandling.
The report also alleges that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates violated the Hatch Act, and it raises concerns about former press secretary Psaki’s “apparent conflict of interest while looking to leave federal service for a high-salary television job.”
In the section of the study that addresses President Biden’s HHS, it states that “no agency has lost so much credibility during the Biden-Harris administration” as HHS.
“As it took the reins amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden-Harris HHS disregarded ethical and scientific integrity principles as it issued farreaching recommendations governing nearly every aspect of Americans’ lives,” according to the paper. “PPT exposed a number of potential violations and filed several complaints against appointees in the department and its component agencies to help preserve what little remains of the public’s trust.”
The paper highlights how Biden’s Department of Interior (DOI) “has a record of cutting ethical corners in favor of special interest policies” and how the Department of Energy has given DOI a “run for its money” with its own questionable ethics choices.
“Ethics issues in the Biden-Harris administration didn’t end with Hunter Biden and the president’s family,” Michael Chamberlain, Director of Protect the Public’s Trust, told Fox News Digital. “Despite their claims to be the most ethical in history, we’ve documented possible ethics violations in most of the Cabinet-level agencies, including confirmed Hatch Act violations, conflicts of interest, and all the hazards that come with having a revolving door between official D.C. and well-connected activist groups.”
“While others have discovered similar Biden-Harris breaches, they are not the groups and media outlets who were so eager to expose flaws under the previous administration. “Just because the public hasn’t heard much about these in the legacy media, we caution everyone to be wary of future attempts to portray this as a’scandal-free’ administration,” he said.
The study closes by stating that many of their documented concerns resulted in “investigations by Inspectors General, the Office of Special Counsel, or other investigative bodies, or prompting letters from Congressional committees.”
“As is often the case when it comes to government, sunlight is the best disinfectant,” according to the report. “The light we have shone on these incidents may be useful when revisionist historians begin twisting their tales in the coming years, to help expose the myth of a ‘scandal-free’ administration as just that: a myth.”
