Trump's Appointees Pledged Not to Lobby After They Leave. Now They're Lobbying.

[erronis]

Source: ProPublica

Despite agreeing to five-year bans, at least six former administration officials are registered lobbyists and others are doing similar work without registering.

Lobbyists who joined the Trump administration and now want to return to their old trade have a problem: President Trump said they can’t.

Days after taking office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring every political appointee to sign a pledge as a condition of taking office. The appointees agreed not to lobby the agencies they had worked in for five years after they left government service. Nor would they lobby anyone in the White House or political appointees across federal agencies for the duration of the Trump administration.

But never doubt the ingenuity of the Washington swamp class. At least eight former Trump officials have found ways around the so-called ethics pledge.


Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-appointees-pledged-not-to-lobby-after-they-leave-now-lobbying

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Slippery slope into the slimy swamp.

[turbinetree]

1. They are LIARS.................

[bronxiteforever]

2. Kick and recommend for visibility

[BigmanPigman]

3. Ethics schmethics as far as the GOP is concerned.

[bluedigger]

4. They pledged on a stack of Trump's tax returns.

Backsies!

[appalachiablue]

5. Washington's Swamp Class. Lol.

[erronis]

8. Nice - into my catalog! But don't forget that those predators aren't going to enjoy

feasting on the succulent thin-skinned frog/pResident. The K Street lawyers will be making a killing as will the GoldMan Sachs folks, no matter what happens to this balloon/buffoon.

I expect to hear some very satisfied burps in the next few months.

[appalachiablue]

9. ...The group that always dines well; trust me I've seen enough on the edges of SwampTown

[BobTheSubgenius]

6. "Ethics? Pffft. I got your ethics right here."

"'Ethics' is just an acronym of 'itches.' Think about it."

[erronis]

7. Interesting. I never thought about it, however it does sound like an infection

In the unethical region (crotch rot) which could be cured by massive doses of bug spray.

Actually, I remember reading a story somewhere/sometime (can't remember) which talked about what happens to the brain and the immune system when consuming too much processed kangaroo/rat/dog/possum/felled-cattle meat. What some purveyors call "patties".

[Mc Mike]

10. They're very crooked.

Straight as a corkscrew.

[IronLionZion]

11. Ethic are for losers

Drain the swamp means destroy wetlands to these assholes. They are the biggest snakes and alligators in the swamp.