Posted on 07/29/2021 12:51:19 AM PDT by blueplum
When newly filed records showed the brother of a top adviser to President Joe Biden lobbied the National Security Council for a major automaker, it became the latest concern for ethics experts who see a porous firewall despite the president's ethics pledge.
Jeff Ricchetti, whose brother Steve Ricchetti is a counselor to the president, was paid $60,000 during the second quarter of 2021 to lobby the council on "issues related to China" on behalf of General Motors, according to a recent disclosure.
Under the Trump administration, the automaker sought to have tariffs removed from their Buick Envision, which is made in China...
...Jeff Ricchetti did not respond to a request for comment about the disclosure and questions about who he met with, what issues were discussed, when they met, and whether tariffs were discussed. A National Security Council official did not respond to the same questions.....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
This administration does not know what ethics are!
Highest ethical standard, don’t think so because (in my opinion) democrats have no ethical standards
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