Blizzard of ethics complaints filed against Trump administration by Public Citizen

[DonViejo]

Source: NBC News




Public Citizen is alleging possible violations of "drain the swamp" ethics rules that Trump announced just days into his presidency.

by Adam Edelman / Mar.26.2018 / 7:59 AM ET

A prominent government watchdog group has filed 30 ethics complaints with various federal agencies — including the White House — alleging that employees are working in violation of President Donald Trump's executive order intended to "drain the swamp" and keep government free of former lobbyists.

The group, Public Citizen, filed the complaints in recent days, charging possible violations of ethics rules that Trump announced just days into his presidency.

The complaints, obtained by NBC News, cite Executive Order No. 13770, which effectively barred former lobbyists from being appointed, without a waiver, to governmental positions in which they would manage issues they'd lobbied on within the past two years.

Last summer, Public Citizen identified 36 lobbyists who'd been tapped for government jobs dealing with issues they'd lobbied on, and only six of those appointees have received waivers since then, the group said.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/blizzard-ethics-complaints-filed-against-trump-administration-public-citizen-n859246

[mpcamb]

1. Go get 'em!

I wonder why has it taken so long to bring this sort of counter attack?

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Proud donor to Public Citizen.

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3. I don't know all the issues..but I bet

a few lobbyists, like maybe representing the nra, or racist groups,
might be a good thing they were barred. Xenophobic hate
anything not white? Their out there knocking on congresses
door.

[riversedge]

4. So, Trump just has to tell his minons to grants these lobbyists a waiver and all is well.

My take on it. Why he has not already done so is the question.