Trump Floats Lifetime Ban On Lobbying For FDA, Other Agency Workers

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed a lifetime ban on lobbying by former federal employees in an interview this week, in a gesture toward limiting the oft-criticized revolving door between agencies like FDA and the industries they regulate that goes further than his running mate’s proposed eight-year ban -- although Trump’s own administration employed many former lobbyists. Trump’s remarks came during a podcast interview with comedian Theo Von, who asked the former president about contributing factors to...