If President Trump is really committed to the promise of draining the swamp, he needs to start paying attention to his 2016 campaign associates.

Last week, a former Trump appointee and transition official, Robert Wasinger, bailed on the White House to go work as a lobbyist. Now we’re reading about a handful of former campaign associates who are looking to turn their connections to the president into lucrative lobbying deals with foreign interests.

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