President Donald Trump has tapped his former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark as regulation czar in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Clark was targeted by the Democrats’ lawfare for assisting Trump with handling the botched 2020 election, and unlike several other officials at the DOJ, did not turn on Trump during the tense time leading up to January 6, 2021. Clark does not need Senate confirmation and is already on the job.
Rob Gasaway, a business consultant, academic, and legal reformer who mentored Clark in private practice and who has known him for 30 years, commended the forthcoming appointment. “In today’s confused, often diseased, legal profession, Jeff Clark’s rehabilitation and return to high public office stands as a beacon to hope for better times,” he told The Tennessee Star. “Today, one can dream more reasonably than yesterday that within our lifetimes the great problem of restoring constitutional morality will be tackled inside the legal profession, in the halls of legal academia, in the larger public mind — and perhaps even be solved.”
Alex Haberbush, a constitutional attorney based in Long Beach, California, who served as legal counsel to Trump’s former attorney John Eastman — Eastman is also undergoing lawfare due to his role representing Trump regarding the 2020 election illegalities — told The Star he was thrilled with the appointment. “Jeff Clark has consistently demonstrated unwavering principle and integrity, proving himself steadfast in his commitment to Constitutional principles even in the face of immense institutional pressure,” he said. “He is precisely the sort of man ideally suited to confront our nation’s regulatory behemoth and bring it to heel. President Trump could not have chosen better.”
The OIRA is a division within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Executive Office of the President. It reviews draft regulations from government agencies and oversees the implementation of government-wide policies in areas primarily related to tech. Trump has vowed to eliminate 10 existing regulations for each new one created.
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