Trump, Pence allies see booming business as new Washington lobbyists

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New Trump swamp creatures being created on a daily basis in DC!




Trump, Pence allies see booming business as new Washington lobbyists

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/23/trump-pence-allies-cash-lobbyists-swamp-president/100782332/

Fredreka Schouten and Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY Published 12:01 p.m. ET April 23, 2017 | Updated 1 hour ago
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Trump, Pence allies cash in as lobbyists


Officials with ties to the Trump Administration have attracted dozens of new lobbying clients since his inauguration. USA TODAY


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WASHINGTON — Former campaign aides, fundraisers and others with ties to President Trump and Vice President Pence have attracted dozens of new lobbying clients in Washington, raking in more than $2.2 million in lobbying fees in the first months of the administration, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

Brian Ballard, a longtime Florida lobbyist and a fundraiser for both Trump’s campaign and inaugural committee, appears to lead the pack, signing up 20 federal clients since opening his Washington lobbying operation this year. His company, Ballard Partners, has earned more than $1.1 million in a three-month period, new lobbying reports show.

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In a statement, the White House said that Trump had a "great number of highly talented people working on his campaign. It isn't a surprise those who did not choose to join the administration are highly successful in whatever endeavor they undertake."

"There is no legal restriction from former campaign aides having positive relationships inside and outside the White House," the statement said.

Ballard’s federal clients include the private prison firm, GEO Group, which recently won a $110 million federal contract to build the first immigration-detention facility of the new administration.

In addition, Ballard’s firm has landed lucrative deals to represent two foreign interests .....................
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“This represents the complete opposite of what candidate Trump repeatedly claimed he would do something about,” Wertheimer said of Trump’s repeated campaign pledge to “drain the swamp” in the nation’s capital....................................

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1. Another day... Another milestone in corruption

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2. Trump didn't drain the swamp he turned it into a cess pool and it is already overflowing. nt