Friday, March 3, 2017

Donald Trump’s Economic Policy Team Is Stacked With Lobbyists and Conflicts of Interest

Click here to access article by Zaid Jilani from The Intercept.
Donald Trump’s personnel selections have made a complete mockery of his promise to “drain the swamp.” A newly-released list of White House staffers on his National Economic Council — which is helmed by former Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn — is a case in point. Among them are lobbyists for the industries they are now supposed to advise the president on regulating. Here’s how various realms  of economic-related policy will be overseen by lobbyists.... [three major realms: the internet, retirement, and  environment]