Donald Trump, now in his second term, has rescinded prohibitions on executive branch employees accepting major gifts from lobbyists and removed bans on lobbyists seeking executive branch jobs or vice versa for at least two years. This move comes as Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that nullified an ethics order signed by former President Joe Biden in 2021.
Trump's personal financial interests have also come under scrutiny as he benefits from the launch of a new cryptocurrency token and his wife, Melania Trump, signs a deal to produce a documentary with Amazon. The Trump Organization has voluntarily agreed not to make deals with foreign governments but has not extended this restriction to private companies abroad.
