Shaub is not being subpoenaed, but asked to respond to questions in a setting like a deposition, committee staff said. The ethics chief said the plan was "wholly inadequate" to protect the incoming president from conflicts of interest. The comments followed a tweetstorm from Shaub's office in late November that congratulated Trump on divesting himself of his business holdings. Chaffetz said that after the election he asked Shaub to meet with him to discuss the tweets and other operations of the ethics office, which is up for reauthorization by Congress. “They are obviously very upset the Office of Government Ethics is leaning on Trump and not willing to jam through his nominees.

Source: Fox News January 13, 2017 10:18 UTC