WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House adviser for energy and environmental policy is resigning.
Michael Catanzaro will be returning to CGCN Group, the law and lobbying firm where he previously worked.
Catanzaro had headed domestic energy issues for the White House National Economic Council.
He had been a leading figure in President Donald Trump’s aggressive deregulatory and pro-fossil-fuel agenda.
The Trump administration has moved to roll back a number of President Barack Obama’s environmental protections. Trump has said they hinder business growth.
Catanzaro is the latest exit from the administration.
The National Economic Council is now led by Larry Kudlow, who took the job after Gary Cohn resigned.
Cohn left after Trump’s decision to place tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. Cohn opposed the move.
Wasn’t there supposed to be some rules saying people can’t be lobbyist right after leaving?
I think Trump should pardon people as soon as they start working for him (in the whitehouse or under cover of another position). Why wait for the convictions… it will save time and money.
Yeah, I think that there are some. But, unfortunately, there is no rule which says that one must abide by the rules.
I’ve found a perfect visual representation of this phenomenon.
Wasn’t there a rule that said people couldn’t lobby within three years of leaving the administration or something? If so, I can’t imagine anyone violating that “sacred trust.”
ETA I see @musgrove already asked that question.
Apparently they’ve been issuing “waivers” to this rule. As corrupt as the day is long.