Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said "buy Tesla" on live TV, raising ethics concerns. Federal law prohibits government officials from endorsing private companies for personal gain. Experts say ...

The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) called for an investigation Friday into whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s recent comments encouraging Americans to buy Tesla stock violated federal ...

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Government ethics experts say Lutnick broke a 1989 law prohibiting federal employees from using “public office for private gain,” later detailed to include a ban on ...

“The ethics laws that prohibit using public office for private gain exist to hold public officials accountable to their responsibility of serving the public good,” said Kedric Payne, the CLC ...

“Buy Tesla." Government ethics experts say Lutnick broke a 1989 law prohibiting federal employees from using “public office for private gain," later detailed to include a ban on ”endorsements ...