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Donald Trump has had historic levels of controversies for recent presidents of the United States by some metrics. Some of his hiring decisions have been criticized due to relatively high level of scandals and legal trouble.[1][2] Turnover in the Trump administration was the highest of all presidents since Brookings Institution started measuring in 1980.[3] According to some historians, Trump has received criticism from former officials at levels not seen over the last hundred years.[4] Nepotism has also risen as a point of comparison across administrations, with Trump having more family members in prominent roles than recent presidents.[5] Trump was the first president indicted on criminal charges in 160 years,[6] the first convicted of a felony and the first to be impeached twice.[7] Trump was the only living president listed in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 list of the 10 worst presidents, coming in at number 3.[8]

Personnel

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A President of the United States hires staff for his campaign and administration, though some also hire staff for personal businesses. Some presidents have received significant criticisms about their staff due to accusations of nepotism, corruption, criminality or a high turnover rate. Some former staff or appointees have also criticized the actions of the President that hired them.

Personnel-related controversies
Felony Conviction Indicted or Charged Ethics / scandals Turnover[3] Major criticism of the President[4] Family members in major roles
See List of federal political scandals in the United States for inclusion criteria
Biden Eric Lander[9]

Kimberly Cheatle[10]
TJ Ducklo[11]

A-team: 71%

Cabinet: 2 left

Trump Donald Trump[7][12]

Steve Bannon[2][13]
Roger Stone[13]
Paul Manafort[13][2]
Mike Flynn[2]
Peter Navarro[2]
Michael Cohen[13]
George Papadopoulos[13]
Rick Gates[13]
Allen Weisselberg[13]
Rudy Giuliani[14]

Donald Trump[7]

Mark Meadows[14]
John Eastman[14]
Jeffrey Clark[14]
Sidney Powell[14]
Jenna Ellis[14][15]
Walt Nauta[16]
Tom Barrack[17]
Elliott Broidy[17]

Donald Trump[18]

Tom Price[2]
Scott Pruitt[2]
Ryan Zinke[2]
Rob Porter[2]
Betsy DeVos[18]
Wilbur Ross[18]
Steve Mnuchin[18]
Ben Carson[19]
Kellyanne Conway[19]
Elaine Chao[19]
Brenda Fitzgerald[19]
Jared Kushner[19]
Heath Hall[19]
Mick Mulvaney[19]
Barry Myers[19]
David Shulkin[20][21]
Tony Tooke[22]
Donald Kempf Jr.[23]
Alex Acosta[24]
David Sorensen[25]
Paul Dans[26]
Taylor Weyeneth[27]
William Perry Pendley[28]
Chad Wolf[29]

A-team: 92%

+ 45% of 2nd hires Cabinet: 14


Most turnover ever[2]

Mike Pence[2]

James Mattis[2]
Mark Milley[2]
John F. Kelly[2]
Don McGahn[2]
Jeff Sessions[2]
Stephanie Grisham[2]
Alyssa Farah Griffin[2]
John Bolton[2]
Mark Esper[2]
Bill Barr[2]
Anthony Scaramucci[2]
Michael Cohen[30]
Richard V. Spencer[30]
H.R. McMaster[30]
Tom Bossert[30]
Cliff Sims[30]
Omarosa Manigault Newman[30]
Gary Cohn[30]
Ty Cobb[30]
Nikki Haley[30]
Rex Tillerson[30]
Kurt Volker[30]
Chris Christie[1]
Paul J. Selva[31]
Dan Coats[32]
Sarah Matthews[33]
Elizabeth Neuman[34]
Miles Taylor[35]
Olivia Troye[36]

 Eric Trump[37][38]

Don Trump Jr.[37][2]
Ivanka Trump[37][39]
Jared Kushner[37][39]
Lara Trump (RNC)[40][41]
Kyle Yunaska[42]

Obama David Petraeus[43]

Terence Flynn[44]
Barvetta Singletary[45]
Martha N. Johnson[46]

A-team: 71%

Cabinet: 3

Robert Gates[47]
W. Bush Scooter Libby[48]

David Safavian[49]
J. Stephen Griles[50]
Roger Stillwell[51]
Robert E. Coughlin[51]
Horace Cooper[51]

Alberto Gonzales[52]

Paul McNulty[52]
William W. Mercer[52]
Kyle Sampson[52]
Michael Elston[52]
Michael A. Battle[52]
Bradley Schlozman[52]
Monica Goodling[52]

A-team: 63%

Cabinet: 2

Scott McClellan[47]
Clinton Ronald Blackley[53] Bill Clinton[54]

David Watkins[55]

A-team: 74%

Cabinet: 4

Linda Tripp[56]

Monica Lewinsky[57]

H.W. Bush Catalina Vasquez Villalpando[58][59] George H.W. Bush[60]
A-team: 66%

Cabinet: 8

Reagan Caspar Weinberger[61]

Duane Clarridge[61]
Melvyn Paisley[62]
James E. Gaines[63]
Victor D. Cohen[64]
James G. Watt[65]
Phillip D. Winn[66]
Thomas Demery[67]
Joseph A. Strauss[68]
Silvio D. DeBartolomeis[69]
John Poindexter[70]
Michael Deaver[71]
Rita Lavelle[72]
Peter Voss[73]
Oliver North[74]

 Robert C. McFarlane[61]

Elliott Abrams[61]
Clair George[61]
Alan D. Fiers[61]
Samuel Pierce[75]
Lyn Nofziger[76]
J. Lynn Helms[77]


Edwin Meese[78]

John M. Fedders[79]
Emanuel S. Savas[80]
Anne Gorsuch Burford[81]
Louis O. Giuffrida[82]
Fred J. Villella[83]
Bob Nimmo[84]
Carlos Campbell[85]
Jim Petro[86]
William H. Kennedy[87]
Marjory Mecklenburg[88]
Guy W. Fiske[89]

A-team: 78%

Cabinet: 6

David Stockman[90]

Donald Regan[91]

Ethics / scandals

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See also: Supreme Court of the United States § Ethics, United States Congress § Outside income and gifts, and Teapot Dome scandal
See also: Presidency of Donald Trump § Ethics, and List of Trump administration dismissals and resignations

Ethics scandals in government include conflicts of interest, improper use of government funds, hiring of unqualified or unconfirmed personnel, or other controversies that lead to firings, calls for resignation or removal by a judge.

Significant criticism by current or former personnel

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See also: List of former Trump administration officials who endorsed Kamala Harris and List of Republicans who oppose the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign

USA Today interviewed three presidential historians and a political scientist about how usual the amount of criticism Trump has gotten from former officials who served under him who reported that it had no historical precedent in the last century.[4] The Washington Post said that no president had ever drawn more detractors from inside his inner-circle.[92] CNN said that "No person in US politics – certainly no recent president – has such an expansive list of high-profile allies turned enemies."[93] PBS described it as, "without precedent in the modern era."[94]

Nepotism

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Further information: Nepotism in the United States

Nepotism is more often associated with dictatorships who centralize power in unqualified family members.[5]

In 1967, a Federal anti-nepotism statute was passed after John F. Kennedy appointed his brother Robert F. Kennedy as Attorney General.[95]

Presidential transition

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Trump's 2016 presidential transition set a 'low bar' for modern transitions according to Max Stier, followed by George H. W. Bush.[96][97] Trump's 2024 transition team officially started in August, which is considered unusually late as most transition efforts start in the late spring.[98]

Impeachments and 14th Amendment

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Trump supporters storming the Capitol on January 6th
See also: Impeachment of Bill Clinton

Donald Trump was impeached in 2019 and again in 2021 in the House. Not enough Republicans in the Senate voted to remove Trump from office after either impeachment.[99]

Discussion also swirled around Trump's eligibility to run for President in 2024 following the January 6th attack on the Capitol. In 2024, the Supreme Court overturned Colorado's interpretation of the 14th Amendment to remove Trump.

Conflicts of interest

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June 28, 2019 at G20 Summit
See also: Corruption Perceptions Index

Biden

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See also: Electoral and ethics policy of the Joe Biden administration

Trump

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Map shows the number of companies owned by Donald Trump[100] that are operating in each country:
  1-3
  4-8
  9-15
  Over 15
Main article: Presidency of Donald Trump § Potential conflicts of interest

The tax returns of Donald Trump became an early source of interest for those concerned about potential conflicts of interest when Trump was a candidate for President.[101][102][103][104] While not required, it was the norm since it leaked that Richard Nixon had underpaid some of his taxes.[a] Nancy Pelosi raised concerns about his $400 million debt and who might own it and thus have leverage over the president.[107]

Lobbying

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Trump

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Main article: Presidency of Donald Trump § Role of lobbyists

Obama

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Main article: Presidency of Barack Obama § Lobbying reform

Transparency

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Trump

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Main article: Presidency of Donald Trump § Transparency, data availability, and record keeping

Obama

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Main article: Presidency of Barack Obama § Transparency

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ There is no law requiring public disclosure of tax information for presidents or presidential candidates, but all major-party candidates and all presidents have done so since Richard Nixon's underpayment of taxes was revealed in a leak.[105][106]

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