Oil lobby met with interior secretary at Trump hotel

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The oil industry's most powerful lobbying group met on March 23 with President Trump's interior secretary at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC. It also happened to be the same day the administration killed a rule that oil companies opposed.

The location of the meeting is raising eyebrows and ethical questions. The Trump International Hotel, situated just blocks from the White House, is ground zero for companies and foreign leaders who may be trying to cozy up to the president by using his properties, critics and ethics experts fear.

"It creates the appearance they are currying favor" by staying at a Trump hotel, said Lawrence Noble, general counsel at the Campaign Legal Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan watchdog.

Noble, a CNN contributor, said while the meeting may not violate specific ethics rules, it shows that companies have discovered a "not-so-subtle way of showing support for the president."

http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/06/investing/oil-lobby-trump-hotel-api/index.html

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

1. "May not violate specific ethics rules"...

How much did that space cost? I'll bet they really didn't get it at no cost. And who profits from that again?

From the article....

"It's not clear how much the API spent on holding the meeting at the Trump International Hotel. Events at the hotel likely cost at least $100,000, The Washington Post has previously reported."

Yeah the kids are running things now (. )at this point I should be able to put a sarcasm smilie here but...

[spanone]

2. they would find 'specific' rules if it was a democrat....you know they would

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

5. They'd probably make up some new ethics to work with...

if it was a Democrat.

Heck they're great at that.

[oasis]

3. Teapot Dome on steroids. nt

[ananda]

4. Yep

Most corrupt president and admin EVER !!!