The pertinent inspector general approved a gross conflict of interest by the conman's head of coronavirus task force.

I concur in suspecting that the conman's persistent bulling of inspectors general has intimidated him to back down from his responsibilities. That was surely the intention.

The conman and his family have sunk to promoting companies in exchange for political support.

Who now would dream of making him comply with official ethics rules?

Those rules depended for their force on a system in which corruption was condemned by voters and would terminate a political career. The conman has ripped that up, and that could be the most fundamental damage he has done.