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    Lack of transparency as Trump seeks to dismantle regulations

    To keep campaign promises to industry leaders, President Trump has formed deregulation teams, but many are working in secret. The New York Times and ProPublica have tracked some of them down and identified patterns in several agencies.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 16, 2017 • 1 min read

    To keep campaign promises to industry leaders, President Trump has formed deregulation teams, but many are working in secret. The New York Times and ProPublica have tracked some of them down and identified patterns in several agencies. Robert Faturechi, who reports for ProPublica, says the investigation into the teams has uncovered several possible conflict of interests.

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      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Robert Faturechi

      ProPublica

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    3 of 3
    The president boosts white supremacists
    1. 1:26Woman charged with felonies for toppling of monument in Durham, NC
    2. 8:01The 'bully pulpit' in a divided nation
    3. 42:44Lack of transparency as Trump seeks to dismantle regulationsYou’re reading this
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