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The Trump administration was already in open conflict with the government ethics office over whether it had to disclose waivers granted to former lobbyists. That set off a fresh round of scrutiny over a White House that had promised drain-the-swamp theater and delivered the usual swamp politics with better branding.
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The Trump administration was already in open conflict with the government ethics office over whether it had to disclose waivers granted to former lobbyists. That set off a fresh round of scrutiny over a White House that had promised drain-the-swamp theater and delivered the usual swamp politics with better branding.
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The Trump administration was already in open conflict with the government ethics office over whether it had to disclose waivers granted to former lobbyists. That set off a fresh round of scrutiny over a White House that had promised drain-the-swamp theater and delivered the usual swamp politics with better branding.
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