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DID TOP TRUMP TRADE OFFICIAL VIOLATE FEDERAL ETHICS RULES? Ethics complaint filed today. Did a top White House trade official improperly meet with a steel industry billionaire/ex-client to discuss tariffs on steel imports, despite a ban on meeting. Follow on NYT story. Here it is 
This complaint filed today is the second related to activities of Barry Zekelman, a billionaire from Canada, who has intensely lobbied the Trump administration to push for limits on steel tube imports--boosting his sales and profits in a VERY big way. Here is the other complaint
Both of these were filed based on our story detailing lobbying effort by Zekelman Industries--which included a $1.7 million donation to America First Super PAC, a Trump-affiliated group & a private dinner with President Trump & Don Jr. at Trump hotel in DC nytimes.com/2019/05/20/us/…
SHOW ME THE DOCUMENTS: Here are some of the documents detailing the intervention by Barry Zekelman, the steel tube exec, with his former lawyer, Stephen Vaughn, who left private practice as a trade lawyer & became acting United States Trade Representative. documentcloud.org/documents/6015…
Here again is the story behind these two complaints. Please read this story and share it with others. Decide on your own--and then wait and see if any action is taken in response to these complaints. nytimes.com/2019/05/20/us/…
Here as well is a copy of the full complaint related to potential campaign finance violation. documentcloud.org/documents/6021…
And here is a story that we wrote on Tuesday about the complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission. nytimes.com/2019/05/21/us/…
