White House says Miller complies with all ethics requirements
The White HouseWhite House, in a statement to Public Citizen from spokeswoman Lauren Bis
Asked by Public Citizen about the discrepancies in Miller's filings, a White House spokeswoman says the White House gives appointees ethics guidance and that Miller complies with all ethics requirements.
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In at least 10 of the 27 sales on Stephen Miller's August 2025 transaction report, the reported value is too low to match the shares the Office of Government Ethics certified for sale.
“The White House regularly works with appointees to provide ethics guidance and help ensure compliance with applicable federal ethics laws and regulations. Stephen Miller complies with all ethics requirements.”
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- White House says Miller fully divested in coordination with the ethics officeEarlier: Defended or excused
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Public Citizen says Stephen Miller's disclosures misreport his family's 2025 stock sales; the White House says he complies with ethics rules
On October 30, 2026, Public Citizen published an analysis saying Stephen Miller's financial disclosures appear to misreport stock sales his family made on August 14, 2025. It says the reported values of at least 10 of 27 sales are too low to match the shares the Office of Government Ethics certified for sale, and that about $1.4 million in his children's accounts is not accounted for in his filings. The White House says Miller complies with all ethics requirements. Public Citizen asks the Office of Government Ethics to review the filings.
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Public Citizen report published October 30, 2026, comparing the certificates of divestiture the U.S. Office of Government Ethics issued to Stephen Miller's family with three of his financial disclosure filings. It includes a statement from White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis and asks the Office of Government Ethics to review Miller's filings.
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Public Citizen says it asked the White House about the discrepancies and whether Miller had filed any transaction reports with the White House that were not forwarded to the Office of Government Ethics.
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Public Citizen says Bis did not address any of the specific inconsistencies or say whether any other reports exist.
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The reference point is Miller's handling of his family's August 2025 stock sales and how his disclosure filings report them. The White House says Miller complies with all ethics requirements, denying a compliance problem without addressing the specific figures.
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