Swamp Undrained: Trump-Cozy Lobbying Firm Sets K Street Revenue Record – Timothy Carney/AEI/WaExaminer
“Donald Trump, when he ran against Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, promised that he alone could fix the problem of self-dealing insider enrichment. That promise has proven hogwash, and the latest lobbying filings put a number on the falsehood: $20.4 million.
“That’s the lobbying revenue Ballard Partners reported for April through June of this year, the first full quarter of the second Trump administration. This is a record: the most lucrative quarter ever reported by a lobbying firm, even when adjusted for inflation. What is Ballard Partners? It’s the lobbying firm launched by a former attorney for the Trump Organization, and from which Trump hired Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles…”
While he’s militarizing DC, perhaps Trump should detail FBI agents and the national guard to root out crime on K Street (aka Gucci Gulch). Load them on buses for the Everglades and the border. No trials necessary.