Must See: Is Peppermint Psaki Lying Here When She Says She Is Being Ethical?

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Must See: Is Peppermint Psaki Lying Here When She Says She Is Being Ethical?

Reports that White House press secretary Jen Psaki will soon leave government service to join MSNBC as a pundit raise grave ethical considerations, numerous experts told the Washington Examiner. Peppermint Psaki was asked this specific question, listen to her word-salad answer below and ask yourself if she cleared things up.

Rumors have spread for months that MSNBC and CNN have accompanied Psaki as she simultaneously worked with the outlets as President Joe Biden's chief liaison to the press. Those rumors came to a head Friday when Axios reported that Psaki was in "exclusive talks" with MSNBC to become a network pundit and to host a show on NBC's online streaming platform around May.

"It bothered me when this sort of thing happened in the last administration and bothers me to see it happen in this administration," Walter Shaub, former President Barack Obama's ethics chief, told the Washington Examiner.

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MSNBC reportedly won Psaki's future services after beating CNN in a bidding war, according to Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich. Caitlin Sutherland, the executive director of the conservative watchdog group Americans for Public Trust, said reports of Psaki's imminent departure to join MSNBC are concerning.

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“A serious conflict of interest can arise when a sitting press secretary leverages her position to negotiate employment with a media outlet," Sutherland told the Washington Examiner. "Unless the White House takes strict, material steps to ensure Ms. Psaki is in full compliance with laws, a simple press conference could turn into serious legal and ethical consequences."

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Shaub said Friday that Psaki is required by federal law to recuse herself from any particular matters affecting MSNBC to prevent her from using her power as press secretary to give special favors to her reported future employer.

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"There are some things a press officer might normally participate in that do directly affect the financial interests of a media outlet, such as deciding which outlets get credentialed to participate in White House briefings or giving an exclusive to one outlet, so I'm guessing they're requiring her to recuse from any of those types of activities," Shaub told the Washington Examiner.

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"I think the White House should take this opportunity to offer the public some transparency into its thinking," he added. "The White House should tell the public what types of things they're allowing her to do and what parts of her job she won't be able to do as a result of this employment arrangement."

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Psaki's last one-on-one interview with MSNBC was on March 2, and her last impression on CNN was a discussion with Jake Tapper on Jan. 20, according to a search of Grabien's cable news archive.

Psaki said during a White House press briefing Friday that she has made recusals as a result of her discussions with possible employers, but she didn't offer any details.

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