RhodyPatriot
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Trump supposedly drained a swamp. But we do know for a fact he put in a sewer. His admin and lobbyists?
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Lobbyists in (and out of) the First Trump Administration
www.opensecrets.org
As his term comes to an end, President Donald Trump revoked a rule he signed early in his term that imposed a five-year lobbying ban for administration officials and a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign governments.
Trump had signed the order “Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees” within his first week in office as part of his campaign promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington.
But now, as he and his advisers depart the White House, Trump is presumably allowing for those officials to begin lobbying when they leave government.
The January 28, 2017 executive order required appointees to pledge that they will not “engage in lobbying activities with respect” to the executive agency they were appointed to serve within five years after “termination of their employment” – effectively allowing them to lobby other areas.
Yeah, not one of Orange Man's finer moments (along with the COVID vaccine) - but MAGA is perfectly capable of criticizing him when he rarely does something we don't approve of.
And in no way was any of that illegal.
Just more deflection from the peanut gallery.
Carry on, nut.