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I'll leave it without comment https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...6-5ae9-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html President Trump rescinded an executive order early Wednesday morning that had limited federal administration officials from lobbying the government or working for foreign countries after they leave their posts, undoing one of the few measures he had instituted to fulfill his 2016 campaign promise to “drain the swamp.” Trump had signed the executive order with much fanfare in an Oval Office ceremony in January 2017. “Most of the people standing behind me will not be able to go to work” after they leave government, Trump said at the time, flanked by senior aides. The order required executive branch appointees to sign a pledge that they would never work as registered foreign lobbyists, and it banned them from lobbying the federal agencies where they worked for five years after leaving the government. Ethics experts at the time noted the order had loopholes — but still offered cautious praise for Trump’s attempt at halting the revolving door that allows government employees to use their positions to land lucrative jobs in the private sector. No explanation was given for why Trump chose to rescind the order. The White House released the directive at 1:08 a.m. on the day he will leave office. It had been signed Tuesday.
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One executive order isn't going to do much with political corruption one way to another
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Yeah he issued pardons to political cronies but not to Julian Assange which was also disappointing.
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One executive order isn't going to do much with political corruption one way to another People like me who like the Pres an awful lot called attention to this when it happened so it seems intellectually honest to lament its undoing. So much is symbolic of his willingness to drain the swamp to the extent he could.
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I'm sure he has a reason, we just don't know what it is yet. He sure isn't getting any help from DC, so he must be thinking of another way. That order would probably only be used against Conservatives anyway in the next 4 years.
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Trump has spent his life screwing business partners and everyone else but his wife. Everything he does is in his own self interest.
I'll give him this much - he has pulled off the biggest con of our lifetimes.
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We'll see what Kushner is doing in about 3 months
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We'll see what Kushner is doing in about 3 months Him and others..
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Yeah he issued pardons to political cronies but not to Julian Assange which was also disappointing. Or Joe Exotic
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My opinion is that he still intends to try and influence government from the outside and needs some of these people with inside knowledge to make it happen.
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My opinion is that he still intends to try and influence government from the outside and needs some of these people with inside knowledge to make it happen. Which means he’s a hypocrite if that’s the reason.
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After the deep state stole the election Trump went into damage control. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he left the U.S.A. He has many, many enemies in very powerful positions.
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My opinion is that he still intends to try and influence government from the outside and needs some of these people with inside knowledge to make it happen. This.
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After the deep state stole the election Trump went into damage control. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he left the U.S.A. He has many, many enemies in very powerful positions. The world ain’t big enough.
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With all the traitors that have been revealed I'm sure Trump is unsure of who he can trust outside of family .
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Trump has spent his life screwing business partners and everyone else but his wife. Everything he does is in his own self interest.
I'll give him this much - he has pulled off the biggest con of our lifetimes. You must have missed the Obama and Biden administrations. Actually, you're just another liberal troll.GFY
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Broncos are officially the worst team in the nation this year.
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After the deep state stole the election Trump went into damage control. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he left the U.S.A. He has many, many enemies in very powerful positions. The world ain’t big enough. I disagree. There's still places in the world that aren't allowing themselves to be culturally murdered. Trump has the resources to live well in any of them.
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After the deep state stole the election Trump went into damage control. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he left the U.S.A. He has many, many enemies in very powerful positions. The world ain’t big enough. I disagree. There's still places in the world that aren't allowing themselves to be culturally murdered. Trump has the resources to live well in any of them. What places are those?
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Yeah he issued pardons to political cronies but not to Julian Assange which was also disappointing. Was also disappointed with that.
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