Donald Trump: Signed Executive Order 14148 on the first day of his second term, rescinding a series of Biden administration orders including the executive-branch ethics pledge, which had barred incoming appointees from taking gifts from registered lobbyists and imposed a two-year wait before they could work for or lobby on behalf of foreign governments. He had revoked his own 2017 ethics pledge on the last day of his first term.

This is one of 67 dated entries in Donald Trump's record in office on this site, filed as a order dated January 20, 2025. The sentence above is the entry as this site states it; anyone else's reading of it is listed below in their words.

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2025-01-20

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order

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Signed Executive Order 14148 on the first day of his second term, rescinding a series of Biden administration orders including the executive-branch ethics pledge, which had barred incoming appointees from taking gifts from registered lobbyists and imposed a two-year wait before they could work for or lobby on behalf of foreign governments. He had revoked his own 2017 ethics pledge on the last day of his first term.

• Record in office on Donald Trump's page

1. https://cossa.org/president-trump-rescinds-executive-orders-impacting-executive-personnel-ethics-commitments-and-census-parameters/
2. https://thehill.com/lobbying/5101352-trump-axes-biden-era-ethics-order-lobbying-restrictions/
3. https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/trumps-executive-order-on-ethics.html