Ethics chief to meet with top House Republican after rebuke of Trump but won’t get public exchange he wanted

The Washington Post: A top House Republican has denied a request from the federal ethics chief for a public meeting to hear lawmakers’ grievances against him for speaking out against President-elect Donald Trump — but also backed down on calling him to testify in a closed-door interview similar to a deposition.

Instead, Walter Shaub Jr., director of the Office of Government Ethics, is scheduled to meet Monday with Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), the panel’s top Democrat.

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