Group Requests Ethics Inquiry Into Interior Officials
- Six officials met with past employers after joining government
- Ethics pledge bars meeting with former employers for two years
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Six senior Interior Department officials violated President Donald Trump’s ethics pledge by dealing with former employers and clients while in office, according to a complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center.
The complaint names three officials who participated in meetings with organizations they worked for or represented before joining the government. Under rules issued by Trump in January 2017, administration appointees are barred from participating for two years in particular matters with former employers or clients.