[NPR]
“In one of his final acts in office, in the wee hours of the night, President Trump revoked Executive Order 13770, an order on ethics he signed when he first took office, freeing the way for people who have served in his administration to cash in with lobbying gigs.”
“When Trump signed the order on Jan. 28, 2017, he hailed it as a fulfillment of his campaign promise to “drain the swamp.” Among other things, it banned administration officials from lobbying the agencies where they worked for a full five years after the termination of their employment.”
“This comes as Trump issued more than 140 pardons and commutations on his way out, including lending a hand to friends, Republican donors and a rapper who endorsed his 2020 campaign.”
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