Stephen Miller Restricts White House Lobbyist Meetings After Influence-Peddling Claims
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 13
Stephen Miller Restricts White House Lobbyist Meetings After Influence-Peddling Claims
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 13
Summary
A new Stephen Miller memo bars White House staff from discussing policy with lobbyists on White House grounds without prior approval from the Counsel’s Office.
The restriction followed accusations from former health adviser Calley Means that the White House under ousted chief of staff Susie Wiles favored corporate donors and well-connected lobbyists over ordinary Americans.
Means pointed to Ballard Partners and to Katie Wiles, Susie Wiles’s daughter and a Continental Strategy partner; the White House said Katie Wiles did not discuss business with her mother, and Continental said she does not lobby the U.S. government.
The memo directs staff to route lobbyist inquiries through the Office of Public Liaison, though it still leaves openings because lobbyists can meet officials outside the White House complex and some executives already have direct ties to Trump.