Former President George W. Bush's White House ethics lawyer on Wednesday praised Rep. Jason Chaffetz Jason ChaffetzThe myth of the conservative bestseller Elijah Cummings, Democratic chairman and powerful Trump critic, dies at 68 House Oversight panel demands DeVos turn over personal email records MORE (R-Utah) for announcing that he will not run for reelection in 2018, calling it a "good decision."

"Good decision Rep. Chaffetz. If you can’t do a job right, quit and do something else," Richard Painter said in a tweet. "And you, Mr. President?"

Good decision Rep. Chaffetz. If you can’t do a job right, quit and do something else. And you, Mr. President?https://t.co/2vOjJCBKQZ — Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) April 19, 2017

Chaffetz announced in a Facebook post Wednesday that he would not seek reelection. He has been floated as a potential candidate for Utah governor in 2020, when Republican Gov. Gary Herbert's seat is up.

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Painter, who served in Bush's White House from 2005 to 2007, has been critical of President Trump's administration and the Republican-controlled Congress over the last year, often questioning potential ethics violations by government officials.