Well, it turns out there is a BIG ONE that Sleepy Joe violated with the inf luence-peddling he clearly was involved with his corrupt son, Hunter BooBoo :
An employee shall not use his public office for his own private gain, for t he endorsement of any product, service or enterprise, or for the private ga in of friends, relatives, or persons with whom the employee is affiliated i n a nongovernmental capacity, including nonprofit organizations of which th e employee is an officer or member, and persons with whom the employee has or seeks employment or business relations. The specific prohibitions set fo rth in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section apply this general standa rd, but are not intended to be exclusive or to limit the application of thi s section.
(a) Inducement or coercion of benefits. An employee shall not use or permit the use of his Government position or title or any authority associated wi th his public office in a manner that is intended to coerce or induce anoth er person, including a subordinate, to provide any benefit, financial or ot herwise, to himself or to friends, relatives, or persons with whom the empl oyee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity.
(b) Appearance of governmental sanction. Except as otherwise provided in th is part, an employee shall not use or permit the use of his Government posi tion or title or any authority associated with his public office in a manne r that could reasonably be construed to imply that his agency or the Govern ment sanctions or endorses his personal activities or those of another. Whe n teaching, speaking, or writing in a personal capacity, he may refer to hi
y sign a letter of recommendation using his official title only in response to a request for an employment recommendation or character reference based upon personal knowledge of the ability or character of an individual with whom he has dealt in the course of Federal employment or whom he is recomme nding for Federal employment.
(c) Endorsements. An employee shall not use or permit the use of his Govern ment position or title or any authority associated with his public office t o endorse any product, service or enterprise except:
(1) In furtherance of statutory authority to promote products, services or enterprises; or
(2) As a result of documentation of compliance with agency requirements or standards or as the result of recognition for achievement given under an ag ency program of recognition for accomplishment in support of the agency's m ission.
(d) Performance of official duties affecting a private interest. To ensure that the performance of his official duties does not give rise to an appear ance of use of public office for private gain or of giving preferential tre atment, an employee whose duties would affect the financial interests of a friend, relative or person with whom he is affiliated in a nongovernmental
(e) Use of terms of address and ranks. Nothing in this section prohibits an employee who is ordinarily addressed using a general term of address, such as ?The Honorable?, or a rank, such as a military or ambas sadorial rank, from using that term of address or rank in connection with a personal activity.
It is clear that Sleepy Joe violated multiple sections of this law and DID NOT comply with:
(a) Consideration of appearances by the employee. Where an employee knows t hat a particular matter involving specific parties is likely to have a dire ct and predictable effect on the financial interest of a member of his hous ehold, or knows that a person with whom he has a covered relationship is or represents a party to such matter, and where the employee determines that the circumstances would cause a reasonable person with knowledge of the rel evant facts to question his impartiality in the matter, the employee should not participate in the matter unless he has informed the agency designee o f the appearance problem and received authorization from the agency designe e in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.
(1) In considering whether a relationship would cause a reasonable person t o question his impartiality, an employee may seek the assistance of his sup ervisor, an agency ethics official or the agency designee.
(2) An employee who is concerned that circumstances other than those specif ically described in this section would raise a question regarding his impar tiality should use the process described in this section to determine wheth er he should or should not participate in a particular matter.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this section:
(1) An employee has a covered relationship with:
3(c), with whom the employee has or seeks a business, contractual or other financial relationship that involves other than a routine consumer transact ion;