Noel Francisco, next in line to oversee Mueller, has obtained Trump's ethics waiver

TThe man who might someday oversee the investigation of special advocate Robert Mueller in Russia received an ethics waiver from the Trump administration in April, revealed a supervisory body.

Noel Francisco, a long-time Conservative lawyer who is the Solicitor General of the United States, is following to oversee Mueller's team if Deputy Attorney Rod Rosenstein were to be fired or resign.

But the left – wing group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) announced Friday that it had found an ethics waiver, previously undisclosed, that could be a hindrance to Francisco 's ability to this responsibility.

CREW notes that the former Francisco Day law firm, Jones Day, represents President Trump's presidential campaign as part of the special council investigation, and continues to have financial ties, among other issues. The brief derogation of April 24 frees Francisco from the promise of ethics that he signed – in accordance with Trump's code of ethics – which would prevent him from participating in any investigation in which Jones Day would have been involved.

CREW stated that it was "disturbing" that this waiver be missing from the Bureau of Ethics Government's online list of all waivers of ethical commitments for appointed politicians. by Trump outside the White House.

In addition, CREW stated that the waiver appeared to be that of former White House lawyer Don McGahn, who also had links to Jones Day and the same obligation not to participate in an investigation in which the firm had a client.

"Despite these waivers, of course, Mr. Francisco should always opt out of the special attorney's investigation if Mr. Rosenstein resigns or is fired," wrote CREW in an online message. "It remains to discuss the half-million dollars that Jones Day owes him and his own involvement in the Trump campaign landing team."

The White House did not immediately return a request for comment.

Francisco was confirmed in September 2017 as Solicitor General, where he leads and oversees the government's litigation in the Supreme Court.

In September, his name was quoted while Rosenstein was at risk of leaving, following an article in the New York Times, according to which Rosenstein reportedly spoke of secretly recording Trump and invoking the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to dismiss the President after the dismissal of FBI Director James May in May 2017. The Deputy Attorney General denied having considered taking such measures and subsequent reports indicate that he was joking or that he was sarcastic.