The director of the federal government's ethics agency Wednesday blasted President-elect Donald Trump's plan to maintain his business empire by turning it over to his sons instead of selling off all his corporate assets and placing remaining profits in a government-approved blind trust. ETHICS OFFICIAL TAKES HEAT FOR KNOCKING TRUMP CABINET HEARINGS, GIVING CLINTON A 'PASS'Shaub, a 2013 Obama appointee who also worked at the agency during the George W. Bush administration, openly pleaded with Trump to reconsider his plan before his inauguration. He added that the only OGE-approved method is the government-qualified blind trust set by the Ethics in Government Act. Shaub said he had been initially encouraged by a Trump tweet last year that "no way" would he allow any conflicts of interest. "Unfortunately," Shaub said, "his current plan cannot achieve that goal."

Source: Fox News January 12, 2017 00:27 UTC