Trump Revokes His Own Rule in Final Moments of Presidency

The White House from Washington, DC via Wikimedia Commons

In his last hours as president, Trump revoked his own executive order which barred White House employees from lobbying the government for five years after they leave their positions. The Executive Order was issued last night by Trump as he wrapped the last of his official business within the White House.

President Trump first issued the Executive Order only eight days into this term on Jan. 28, 2017. The move was the first of many attempts to fulfill Trump’s campaign promise to “drain the swamp.”

Fox Business reports:

The measure, known as “Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees,” barred political appointees from any lobbying related to their agency for five years and also imposed a lifetime ban on lobbying on behalf of a foreign government. Every Trump appointee was required to sign a pledge agreeing to the rules.

President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly planning to issue his own executive order addressing ethics standards at the White House shortly after he’s inaugurated on Wednesday.

His plan, first reported by The Washington Post, is to prohibit officials who leave the administration from lobbying the White House for Biden’s duration in office. Employees who leave toward the end of Biden’s tenure will be prohibited from lobbying the White House for at least two years. Another provision will prohibit incoming administration officials from accepting “golden parachute” payments from their former employers for taking a government job.

President Biden is expected to issue multiple Executive Orders within his first hours as president.



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