Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

How to Know If Trump's Really Draining That Swamp

Keep an eye on executive orders, which presidents can use to restrict lobbying.

November 15, 2016 at 4:29 PM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

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Donald Trump's election victory is already creating the economic boom he promised -- in Washington, along the K Street lobbying corridor.

After his "drain-the-swamp" campaign against Washington lobbyists, the president-elect has stacked his transition-planning team with the special-interest representatives he railed against. They'll populate his administration with people friendly to those interests.