Trump administration will ban lobbyists

It would be interesting to see how media will respond. Last time I watched them they were upset he went to dinner without inviting them or some such thing.<p>One complaint I heard on a Washington, DC forum was that it would destroy DC culture. I imagine &quot;lobbyist struggling to make ends meet after being laid off&quot; might be an angle.<p>&gt; The five-year ban will make it harder for Trump to recruit people to work in the administration.<p>I imagine anyone in Washington who knows how things run is a lobbyist of some sort. Wonder how or who they&#x27;d have to hire who wasn&#x27;t some insider of sorts. If people don&#x27;t know the system they&#x27;ll probably make mistakes or take too long to get started. If they know too much they are probably corrupt and lobbying for someone else as well.

FTA: &quot;On its face, the lobbyist ban appears stringent, but it could be easily skirted if a lobbyist were to deregister to be eligible to join the administration. One sign indicates that it may already be happening: A close aide to Pence who is a Washington lobbyist, Josh Pitcock, filed paperwork with the Senate on Monday to terminate his status as a federal lobbyist.&quot;<p>In other words, this is meaningless for people being hired into the administration, and of course they can become lobbyists again after they leave government service.

Obama had a similar policy in place (2 year ban instead of 5 years), but ended up making exceptions left and right to hire people he wanted.

Wasn&#x27;t this one of Obama&#x27;s promises?

Not likely to become a law either. Many congresspersons have an excellent backup plan in becoming a well-connected lobbyist if they are ever voted out of office. They are not likely to vote that away from themselves.

Unless a law is enacted, I wonder how legally binding the 5 year waiting period is. That is one long non-compete agreement!

Previous HN discussion on the legality of lobbying.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11508551" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11508551</a>

yeah.. but, theyll introduce a more exclusive, effective version for the elite insiders

Title makes it sound like a lot more than it is.

First they came for the lobbyists and I did not speak up because I was not a lobbyist.