Democrats introduce post-Trump ethics bill to enforce subpoenas, limit conflicts
ABC News
Democrats are hoping that Republicans will support pieces of the sweeping ethics package with former President Donald Trump out of office.
House Democrats on Tuesday released a new package of measures to limit presidential power, a rebuke of former President Donald Trump and designed with the Biden White House to prevent future presidents from breaking traditional ethics and governing norms.
"Donald Trump made this legislation a necessity, but this is bigger than any one president," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in a news conference. "It's about our values, our ideals and our future."
The Protecting Our Democracy Act would speed up the enforcement of congressional subpoenas -- which were routinely ignored by the Trump administration -- and require administration officials to pay any court fines and legal fees.
After Trump refused to acknowledge Joe Biden's election victory and disrupted the transition, the bill proposes starting the transition process within five days of the election and would allow both campaigns to receive government briefings and make other preparations.
