Trump Stocks His Cabinet Increasingly With Business Lobbyists
- Energy’s Brouillette is latest lobbyist picked to head agency
- Critics warn U.S. may favor businesses over citizen interests
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In his previous life as a lobbyist, Dan Brouillette represented clients including Ford Motor Co. and electric utilities with business before the U.S. Energy Department. Now he’s on the verge of running the very agency he once sought to influence.
Brouillette, who was confirmed as Energy secretary by the Senate on Monday evening, is the latest example of how K Street has deepened its presence in the upper echelon of the Trump administration. Departing cabinet officials are being replaced by former lobbyists who are now in a position to oversee industries they once represented.