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Now it seems clear why the Trump administration is so difficult to avoid the public that he provided the White House employees who otherwise could violate the president’s self -learning rules. They show that President Donald Trump, who made “Drouge the Boall” into a combat scream from the campaign, was enlisted by numerous swamp residents-Lobbists, consultants, and heads of corporations in his White House and provided them with wide exceptions to work on issues directly related to their previous workplaces and clients.
After repeated lobbying lobbs, DC used one of his first executive orders during the campaign to establish ethics rules for his new administration. The order of January 28 forbade Trump officials to work on issues related to their former employers for at least two years, and these rules are applied not only for lobbyists, but also for anyone who worked for business or organization potentially affected by federal policy decisions. The prohibitions were not absolute: the failures will be available in some cases.
The Trump administration initially refused when the government of government ethics demanded the hands of the White House over the failures that she provided. But after the confrontation, the administration softened on Wednesday and released about 14 failures Covering the White House employees. They make it clear that Trump's ethics rules are surprisingly bast and that his best employees do not need to worry too much about staying on their right side. On paper, Trump's rules are similar to those that are imposed by President Barack Obama, but it seems that Trump is much more inclined to give out exceptions. At this stage of the Obama administration, only three White House employees were rejection of ethics. Until now, Trump has provided 14, including several, which are applied to several people.
The head of the White House headquarters Reins Pribus and adviser Kellianne Conway were refused questions related to their previous employers. In the case of an enthusiasm, this is narrowly applied to the Republican National Committee. But Conway can now work freely on questions related to its former clients from her previous life as an operative and survey, which included political campaigns, non -profit activists and corporations.
The relationship of the Conver with these clients was muddy from the very beginning; She never had to disclose who she worked for. We know that she is re – Anti -immigration and anti -Muslims the group of some of its corporate customers also failed, including The Higher League baseballIN Hasbro, American Express and BoeingThe refusal, possibly, was provided to help smooth out the path for the convey after evidence that she continued to manage her own survey and consulting company even after she went to work in the White House –Possible violation of laws on conflict of interest This attracted the attention of Congress Democrats who began to explore her relationship with the companyField
The Convee refusal was not a reverse factor, but there This is another This, in particular, allows employees of the White House to communicate freely with former employers and colleagues in media organization – and is applied by January 20. Trump’s executive order not only forbade any of his employees to work on issues related to the former employer – he specifically covered “any meeting or communication related to the execution of officials”. This means at least the two best assistant Trump. Breitbart News Chairman of Steve Bannon and his assistant Julia Khan will be forbidden to communicate with his former colleagues in Breitbart About anything related to the work-rule, which Bannon did not seem to be followedThe field, although this is not called, it seems likely that protection Breitbart Graduates from complaints about ethics were a goal.
Another conclusion from Trump's failures is that they seem much less limiting than the Obama administration. Many Obama refuses (During his administration, there were only 10 White House employees) were very narrowly adapted. For example, James Jones, Obama Councilor in National Security, was refused to allow him to introduce Bill Clinton at an event for the Atlantic Council, although Jones previously worked in the group. John Brennan, at that time one of the Obama National Security Consultants, previously worked in an analytical company, and he was refused to use the company's data in the investigation of the so -called incident “Bombardor of Lower underwear”. However, Brennan was not clarified to talk with which company employees.
Trump's failures, on the other hand, are wide.
For example, Trump provided refusal Michael Katanzaro, who is the oldest assistant to the president in energy policy, allowing him to work freely on “broad issues of politics and special issues of general applicability related to the plan of pure power, Wotus [Waters of the United States] Rule and rules of methane. ” Katanzaro worked as a registered lobbyist for several oil and gas companies in January, which made a refusal necessary. wrote The fact that he worked on “proposed EPA and BLM and final rules covering methane emissions from new and existing oil and gas products.” Almost identical language appears in its last lobbying disclosure On behalf of another company for natural gas, Encana. In other words, at present, Katanzaro makes a policy on the very issues on which he paid corporations to lobby. There are no restrictions related to its previous customers in the failure of Katanzaro.
Another lobbyist, who has become an assistant to Trump, is Shahira Knight, who previously worked as a vice president for state policy of gigantic fidelity of the mutual fund and is currently a special assistant to Trump for tax and pension policy. Her refusal Provides its permission to work on “issues of general applicability related to the problems of tax, pension and financial services.” The last Fidelity report on lobbying, shot, while Knight controlled his lobbying store, is connected by the main problems aimed at the company's lobbyists: Finance, pensions, banking and taxes.
While the Obama administration was reluctant to refuse narrow sets of circumstances, Trump's refusals, according to the visible, are written for careful release from previous lobbying work, carried out by the assistants of the White House.
And this is only the beginning. The administration published only the refusals provided to the White House employees – it does not include the refusals provided to the administration officials who work in federal institutions such as the Environmental Protection Agency or the Ministry of Treasury. The White House will transfer these refusals to the government of government ethics on Thursday, but it is unclear when they are made public.
