Democrats Call for Scrutiny of Ex-Lobbyists in Trump Cabinet

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats on Wednesday called on federal agencies to investigate whether ex-lobbyists in the Trump administration, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, used their government jobs to benefit former clients.

Warren (Mass.) and three other lawmakers sent letters to 16 inspectors general asking the officials to scrutinize the former lobbyists’ ties to clients at their old firms.

One year into the second Trump administration, obligations for recusal from the former lobbyists have expired or are set to expire, wrote the lawmakers, which included Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Reps. Patrick Ryan (D-N.Y.), and Deborah Ross (D-N.C.). “To address ...