HUFFPOST HILL – New Lobbying Firm A Literal Corey Hotline

Like what you read below? Sign up for HUFFPOST HILL and get a cheeky dose of political news every evening! Corey Lewandowski is starting a lobbying firm a block from the White House ― the Washington swamp under Trump isn’t just malarial, it’s a place where Yoda would feel at home. Trump supporters are pointing out that if America didn’t have California and New York, the president-elect would’ve won the popular vote ― what’s more, if America didn’t have California and New York, we would have completely avoided the rap wars of the 1990s. And Jared Kushner is looking to unload the Observer; we can only pray for Prince of Petworth, as Kushner tries to leverage another outlet to wield power in his new city of residence. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Wednesday, December 21st, 2016: IN A WORLD FILLED WITH BLIND TRUSTS, THE HALF-BLIND TRUST IS KING – Also, half-blind trusts are not a thing. Also not a thing: myopic trusts, cataract trusts, far-sighted trusts. Josh Gerstein: “Donald Trump’s aides are considering a business arrangement that critics say would allow him or his appointees to sidestep conflict-of-interest laws governing the incoming administration and large investments in private-sector business. Aides responsible for setting up ethics firewalls have held discussions with officials at the Office of Government Ethics about establishing what’s known as a ‘discretionary trust,’ according to two sources briefed on the talks…. ‘My impression is OGE is certainly not going to expand the use of discretionary trusts,’ one legal observer said, predicting that a move in that direction would erode the incentives to seek a true blind trust. ‘Nobody can fit within the definitions of “qualified blind trust” for any useful purpose, [so] people are pushing the envelope. … OGE realizes this, but they don’t want people using [discretionary trusts] to get around the rules. They’re concerned about this.’” [Politico] WHEW, THANK GOD WE WON’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CLINTON FOUNDATION IN THE WHITE HOUSE – That said, isn’t it high time we had another Lincoln Bedroom scandal? Sam Stein: “In a frantic bit of cleanup on Tuesday, Donald Trump’s transition team downplayed what appeared to be a pay-for-play scheme surrounding the upcoming inauguration. A spokesperson for the president-elect said that, contrary to reports, Trump’s two eldest sons were not offering access to their father during next month’s inauguration weekend in exchange for $1 million donations to conservation charities. The foundation that had cooked up the scheme (which included hunting and fishing expeditions) was just floating an ‘initial’ concept of an idea, the spokesperson said. Beyond that, neither Eric Trump nor Donald Trump Jr. were ‘involved in any capacity,’ nor was the president-elect ‘aware of the event or the details pertaining to it.’” [HuffPost] Check out this striking piece from HuffPost Highline chronicling how people are profiteering off of the global refugee crisis. TRUMP’S LABOR SECRETARY PICK IS SUCH A BRO – Someone dimed us to this 2011 earnings call for CKE Restaurants, which is run by Trump’s […]

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