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☆ 3 of Trump's top cabinet-level picks recently worked as lobbyists, with clients ranging from Amazon to Qatar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Susan Wiles, Trump's incoming chief of staff, maintained ties to a lobbying firm until this month. Sean Duffy, Trump's pick for Transportation secretary, has lobbied for a group of major airlines. The EPA, under Obama, Trump, and Biden's administrations, have repeatedly opposed efforts to mine in the bay, home to one of the world's largest salmon fisheries. Starting not long after he left Congress in 2019, Duffy lobbied for Polaris, a US auto manufacturer known its off-road and recreational vehicles. ProPublica previously reported that Duffy lobbied White House trade adviser Peter Navarro as Polaris sought to win exemptions to tariffs on the parts it was importing.

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☆ Pro-Trump super PAC spent more than $40 million this year on legal fees for the former president and others in his orbit, surpassing all other campaign expenses, The Washington Post reported
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Those legal troubles have cost Trump's super PAC, Save America, about $40.2 million, The Washington Post reports. Trump's team plans to create a fund dedicated to addressing some of the legal fees, per The New York Times. In total, the PAC spent $56 million on legal fees since Trump left office, The Post reported. The mounting bills aren't just limited to providing legal defense for Trump, including two indictments to which he has pleaded not guilty. Susan Wiles, CEO of Save America PAC, did not respond to a request for comment.

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