Yes, really. Here are the receipts.
On Jan. 20, 2025, Trump repealed a Biden ethics order limiting lobbyists and revolving-door hires. With no replacement, weaker rules let industry figures, including those tied to Trump interests, work in agencies regulating their sectors.
The day-one order wiped out the lobbyist gift ban, the cooling-off periods, and the shadow-lobbying rule — with nothing issued to replace them. An ethics watchdog explains exactly what just became permissible...
Buried in the stack of day-one rescissions was one reversing the rule that kept lobbyists from buying access to the executive branch. How the revolving door spins now...