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> Trump is allowed to waive any of the restrictions. That is an important exception. The fact it exists basically means this is a fig leaf he might rescind on
by fictioncircle 10y ago
> Trump is allowed to waive any of the restrictions.
That is an important exception. The fact it exists basically means this is a fig leaf he might rescind on his last day in office.
- fapjacks 10y agoIt's also a really nice carrot-and-stick mechanism for currying favor!
- failrate 10y ago"Another provision sets a two-year period during which appointees must avoid working on issues involving former employers or clients. Trump is allowed to waive any of the restrictions. ...snip... Trump said Obama's order was "full of loopholes."" So, this provision just has one gigantic loophole.
- handedness 10y agoThat is true of any Executive Order. And any future Executive can rescind or otherwise modify that order. I'm not saying that's a good or bad thing in this particular case, but people sometimes forget that law created via EO only exists, persists, is enforced or not enforced at the whim of POTUS.