Good morning! The Trump administration's latest hire is a lobbyist for pro-Russian separatists in the Balkans. thinkprogress.org/lobbyist-rubin… 
HHS hired Mike Rubino as a "senior adviser." Rubino's still listed as working as a lobbyist for Bosnia's SNSD party, which is pushing for breaking up Bosnia wholesale—and whose leadership is sanctioned by the U.S. thinkprogress.org/lobbyist-rubin…
I asked @JasminMuj about Rubino's hiring. His response: 'It only makes sense if there is a lack of coherent U.S. foreign policy and/or if part of the foreign policy apparatus is being monetized for these Second-World kleptocrats.' thinkprogress.org/lobbyist-rubin…
Worth noting: According to FARA, Rubino's still working for the pro-Russian separatist crew in Bosnia. No indication he's stopped working for them. thinkprogress.org/lobbyist-rubin…
UPDATE: HHS spokesperson tells me Rubino has officially ended his work in Bosnia. thinkprogress.org/lobbyist-rubin…
Yet another Trump campaign associate spotted with sanctioned politicos in the Balkans: balkaninsight.com/en/article/for… ht @JasminMuj
