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26 Op. O.L.C. 32: Application of Conflict of Interest Rules to Appointees Who Have Not Begun Service

May 8, 2002

In this memorandum the Office of Legal Counsel discusses whether the principal conflict-of-interest rules of the executive branch apply to a person who has been appointed to an office by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate but has not yet begun the duties of that office.

https://www.justice.gov/file/19071/download