This is why Democrats laughed when Trump said drain the swamp in his speech
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This is why Democrats laughed when Trump said drain the swamp in his speech
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-trump-administration-may-be-skirting-its-own-ethics-rules?utm_campaign=sprout&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=1488641908
Former lobbyists are being appointed to government positions with roles that seem directly related to their previous lobbying activities.
Bolded the part where Obama did grant waivers to former lobbyists to save Goose some time, however Obama's Administration posted those waivers publicly as the Executive Order requires.
Former lobbyists are being appointed to government positions with roles that seem directly related to their previous lobbying activities.
We’ve found three hires announced this week who, in fact, are working on the same issues on which they were registered lobbyists while in the private sector.
There are multiple signs the Trump administration is not aggressively policing ethics issues beyond its handling of the rules on lobbyists. In January, Trump’s team cancelled a previously scheduled ethics and leadership training course for White House appointees, Politico reported. The White House Counsel’s office also gave a pass to Trump aide Kellyanne Conway for violating ethics rules by urging Americans to buy Ivanka Trump’s clothing line.
During the Obama administration, the White House posted copies of ethics waivers on its website. Obama issued a handful to former lobbyists during his eight years in office.
The current White House website still has a page for ethics waivers, but it is empty. It states: “Ethics pledge waivers will be published as they become available.”
Bolded the part where Obama did grant waivers to former lobbyists to save Goose some time, however Obama's Administration posted those waivers publicly as the Executive Order requires.
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Re: This is why Democrats laughed when Trump said drain the swamp in his speech
Won't matter one bit to Trumpettes. Facts and evidence are for suckers distributed by the liberal media elites.
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Re: This is why Democrats laughed when Trump said drain the swamp in his speech
tGreenWay wrote:Won't matter one bit to Trumpettes. Facts and evidence are for suckers distributed by the liberal media elites.
You are in line for a re-education camp citizen greenway. Watch yourself
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Re: This is why Democrats laughed when Trump said drain the swamp in his speech
DWags wrote:tGreenWay wrote:Won't matter one bit to Trumpettes. Facts and evidence are for suckers distributed by the liberal media elites.
You are in line for a re-education camp citizen greenway. Watch yourself
I hope I get Goose's class.
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Re: This is why Democrats laughed when Trump said drain the swamp in his speech
DWags wrote:tGreenWay wrote:Won't matter one bit to Trumpettes. Facts and evidence are for suckers distributed by the liberal media elites.
You are in line for a re-education camp citizen greenway. Watch yourself
Please Please Please let it be at Mar-a-Lago when tRump is there, which is apparently every weekend.
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Re: This is why Democrats laughed when Trump said drain the swamp in his speech
Three months ago, Corey Lewandowski, President Trump’s first campaign manager, quit a new Washington lobbying firm he had helped start after the election, amid scrutiny over his firm’s clients and his extraordinary access to Mr. Trump. But Mr. Lewandowski’s departure from the influence business did not last long.
About a week after leaving his old firm, Mr. Lewandowski started a new consulting business, according to corporate filings. And now, as he takes on an increasingly broad role as an unofficial White House adviser, he is building a roster of clients with major interests before the Trump administration, including an Ohio-based payday lender seeking to block or overturn new federal financial regulations.
Mr. Lewandowski appears to be positioning his new firm as an “advisory” business, part of a growing cohort of Washington influencers who advise companies on how to navigate the government but do not register as lobbyists or disclose their clients. A draft contract obtained by The New York Times stipulates that Mr. Lewandowski’s firm “cannot and will not engage in any lobbying or advocacy services.”
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/corey-lewandowski-trump.html
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