Richard Painter

"If I have information that belongs to the United States government that I'm not allowed to trade on, and instead of trading, I simply give the information to someone else who pays me for the information and they trade and I know they're likely to trade, then I am also guilty of insider trading and so are they."

"If I were commissioner of the SEC, I would threaten to resign unless they put a stop to this plan or promise that no posts... that have to do with US government business [will be included]."

"the event is a dangerous conflict of interest and a ‘use of public office for private gain’"

"If he were defense secretary, he would be committing a crime."