White House liaison to Hill out amid allegations of contacts with lobbyists
Source: Politico
Chris Cox, President Donald Trump's top liaison to the House of Representatives, has told associates he is leaving the White House, 15 hours after POLITICO raised questions about his alleged contacts with a former lobbying client while in government.
On multiple occasions, Cox suggested while working in the White House that he was collecting intelligence or doing work after speaking to representatives and lobbyists from corporate interests, multiple sources said. White House spokesman Judd Deere defended the practice in Playbook's afternoon edition Thursday. "Im not seeing anything nefarious here," he said.
On Thursday afternoon, POLITICO raised a further series of questions about whether and how Cox was involved in a matter last month involving a former lobbying client that was pushing for help in the Trump administration; the White House declined comment. By Friday morning, he said he was leaving the White House.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/10/white-house-liaison-congress-lobbyists-356107
bucolic_frolic
(43,443 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)Under the tables, way to go.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I assume he left because he has checked the "White House insider" box on his resume and now can get a big bucks lobbyist job. He didn't leave because anybody in the White House has a problem with his corruption.
riversedge
(70,414 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
louis-t
(23,309 posts)every one of them is a crook and this is just another day at the office.
underpants
(182,988 posts)Has more retention
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Spooky.
-Laelth
underpants
(182,988 posts)You can build quite a career there. Hell Id be near retirement if Id started there early on.
Champp
(2,114 posts)What grifty scumbags the republicans are. They can't stop ripping off America and Americans
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LudwigPastorius
(9,233 posts)...only the BEST people.