The leader of the federal government’s ethics office who submitted his resignation last week said Sunday he wasn't pushed out of his job.

During an interview on ABC's "This Week," Walter Shaub was asked about comments made previously by White House chief of staff Reince Priebus.

During an interview earlier this year, Priebus said the head of the government ethics "ought to be careful, because that person is becoming extremely political."

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"I think that the fairly explicit threat from Reince Priebus during that show really is emblematic of how the interactions with the White House have been," Shaub said Sunday.

"But no I wasn't pushed out at all," he added.

Shaub also said his recent experiences have convinced him the ethics rules need strengthening.

Shaub will officially step down from the Office of Government Ethics on July 19, according to a letter to Trump that Shaub posted on his Twitter account.

He will leave office nearly six months before the end of his term.

Shaub had previously criticized President Trump over the president's business interests.