UNITED STATES OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS May 10,2131? SheriA.Dillo11 Morgan, Lewis 3: Bockius, LLP 11]] Avenuue NW Washington, DC 20004 Dear Ms. Dillon: Thank you for your letter dated May 9, 2017, regarding the President?s decision to adhere to the longstanding tradition of voluntarily ?ling a public ?nancial disclosure report in the first year after taking of?ce. The LLS. Of?ce of Government Ethics (OGE) is happy to work with you to ensure that the President?s report is comIpliant with the Ethics in Government Act of 1973, as amended, and 0613?s implementing regulations before he ?les it. As we discussed, OGE will provide this assistance on the condition that the President is committed to certifying ihat the contents of his report are true, complete and correct. When we met on April 27, 2017, you requested that he be excused from providing this certi?cation. In connection with the request, you emphasized that he is not required to file a report with OGE this year. I agreed with your analysis that he is not legally required to ?le, but I indicated that OGE would be unwilling to certify a report that failed to meet the requirements generally applicable to public ?nancial disclosure 111 the executive branch I also indicated that DOE would be amenable to providing assistance prior to the President? ?ling the report only If all parties are in agreement that he will, in fact, certify his report. Based on your spbseqnent conversations with members of my staff and your May 9, 2017, letter, my understanding is tha the President will sign the following standard certif' cation without quali?cation: certify that the statements 1 have made 1n this report are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. Based on this understanding, DOE has begun providing the requested assistance. if I am incorrect in this please notify me as soon as possible so that I can reassign the involved staff members to other duties. As OGE previously advised you and, early this year, the White House, I anticipate that the work will take approximately 30 days if we receive prompt responses to requests for needed information. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you find that you have any questions or concerns about the assistance my staff is providing. Sincerely, Me?% Waiter M. Shaub, Jr. Director ?mums-acm- ?g 31%" 201 NEW YORK AVE NW 5G0 DC '20005 man-- . - Morgan Lewis Sheri A. Dillon Partner May 9, 20.17 Walter M. Shaub, Director U.S. O?ice of vemment Ethics 1201 New York Avenue, NW. Suite 500 Washington, DC. 20005 Re: Velun Public Financial Disclosure Dear Mr. Shaub: As we have President Trump is preparing to make a voluntary disclosure of his ?nancial interests on OGE Forrn 2T8. This ?ling will be voluntary, because, having filed a report during the campaign, the President is not required to file a new report until next May Nonetheless, President Trump welcomes the opportunity to provide this optionai disclosure to the public, and hopes to ?le it shortly As we have also piscussed, the President hopes we will have the opportunity to confer with the Of?ce of Go ernrnent Ethics before ?ling, so as to address any questions prior to submission of the report, as is standard with this process. Here, consultation seems to be especially advisable because the President disclosure will inciude an atypicaily large number of investments and entities, and because the President 5 affairs have been totally restructured since his prior ?ling. Consequently, this ?ling will be a template for future required ?lings The President has instructed us to work with you and your o?ice so he can sign and ?le the completed Form I278 as close as practicable to May 13 (which be the required ?ling date 1n the future: ,notwithstanding the unique complexity of this Tvoluntary disclosure. To -Whm that endrweare?nearing theendotlour eiforLto compilethc rcpertandarenomreadyjo- . further the consultative process. Our goal 15 that by worktn together, the President can make this voluntary ?ling mid?June Morgan, Lewis Rockies up 1111 avenue, NW cc taco-1 9 +1.2uz.r39.seoa United States 0 ?20233930111 Walter M. Shaub, In, Director May 9, 201? Page 2 We appreciate: your consideration in this matter and look forward to working with you. Sincerely, @hmOt Mg Sheri A. Dillon