GODSEYES Open the live map
  1. News
  2. White House adds approval rule for…
  3. Chief of Staff Stephen Miller Institutes New…
Photo from The Last Refuge’s report
Photo: The Last Refuge

PoliticsThe Last Refuge ·

Chief of Staff Stephen Miller Institutes New Rules Against Staffers Meeting Lobbyists in White House

According to the apex predators on K-Street, Stephen Miller doesn’t play the lobbyist game, and they call him an ideologue because he’s not transactional. In other words, Miller doesn’t let lobbyists influence decisionmaking. Now that Stephen Miller is the Chief of Staff, he has informed White House staff they are not allowed to meet with […]

The Last Refuge

Part of a developing story

White House adds approval rule for staff lobbyist meetings

The New York Times reported on Nov. 13 that Stephen Miller’s office set a policy limiting White House staff meetings with lobbyists, aimed at showing independence from special interests. KGAN said staff need approval from the Office of White House Counsel before meeting lobbyists, while IndiaTimes described the rule as applying to meetings with registered lobbyists about policy matters. The reports differ in how they specify the meetings covered, and do not provide the full memo’s wording.

More on this story

Headlines via GDELT Project, linked to each publisher · Photos and share text belong to their publishers, are loaded from their sites and are credited and linked. All data sources.