The U.S. Office of Government Ethics has quietly reversed its own internal policy prohibiting anonymous donations from lobbyists to White House staffers who have legal defense funds.So anyone then can cough up to pay into the Trumpist Legal Defense Fund. Including Putin, the Saudi Royal Family, anyone at all.
Trump's "draining the swamp" would seem to be replacing swamp water with dioxin-laced radioactive sludge.
Not that anybody seriously expected anything else from the King of Grifters.
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Maybe anyone CAN cough up, but they'd be well advised to exercise some caution before doing so.
Close to the bottom of the Politico piece you linked to is this bit of relevant information:
"Justice Department lawyers and Mueller’s team have full authority to examine who’s footing the bill for potential witnesses in the Trump administration if they have reason to believe other federal laws are being violated from the donations."
They may be "anonymous" to the public, but Mueller will still be able to go after illegal (e.g. foreign) donors.
Shaub warned when he quit that they might appoint this guy to lead the ethics office, and that he might be more "pliable" than his superior, who Shaub hoped would lead the office after he left.
-Doug in Oakland
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