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Trump administration waives ex-lobbyists into government

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, right, listens to Vice President Mike Pence, left, speak during a meeting on healthcare reform in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, right, listens to Vice President Mike Pence, left, speak during a meeting on healthcare reform in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, right, listens to Vice President Mike Pence, left, speak during a meeting on healthcare reform in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

By Associated Press 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal agencies under President Donald Trump have agreed to roughly a dozen ethics waivers for ex-lobbyists and others who’d privately worked on the same issues they’re now handling in government.

Among those exempted from Trump’s “drain the swamp” policies are Tom Price – a congressman turned health secretary- and Seema Verma, a health care consultant now leading the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

The waivers were disclosed by the Office of Government Ethics on Wednesday.

Earlier, the White House detailed 14 additional ethics waivers for its own employees.

These waivers show the exceptions that Trump has made to his ethics pledge. Their disclosure marks the latest twist in a long-simmering feud between the ethics agency and a president who’s pushed back on ethics matters.