The West Wing

U.S. Office of Government Ethics

Description

Mrs. Landingham wields the U.S. Office of Government Ethics as unyielding arbiter, citing its Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch—Final Regulations, Section 2635—to demolish Charlie's car discount offer, enforcing a $20 gift ceiling that transmutes personal generosity into ethical breach. This regulatory powerhouse projects binding authority over White House staff, snapping casual warmth into disciplined resolve amid administration pressures, with Leo's arrival accelerating the pivot to presidential duty.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

1 events
S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
Mrs. Landingham's Ethical Stand on Car Discount, Leo Interrupts

Mrs. Landingham directly invokes its 'Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch - Final Regulations, Section 2635' to dismantle Charlie's discount offer, transforming abstract regulatory text into a living shield of integrity that halts personal generosity amid White House bustle.

Active Representation

Via verbatim citation of binding regulations by Mrs. Landingham

Power Dynamics

Exercising absolute authority over individual staff actions through enforceable code

Institutional Impact

Reinforces public servant purity amid political tempests like MS scandals

Organizational Goals
Prevent ethics violations in executive branch Enforce uniform gift prohibitions across federal employees
Influence Mechanisms
Statutory regulations quoted as unassailable law Ceiling on gifts ($20) as hard policy barrier

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