Norm Eisen

American diplomat

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This is part of a pattern of the government routinely saying one thing and doing another,
This is an unlawful and outrageous misuse of public funds,
His ‘election security’ crusade was only ever about one voter: him,
Even with this court, you can go too far beyond the bounds,
The president and his administration have gone from breaking the law to trampling it,
  • said Norm Eisen, a former White House special counsel for ethics and government reform under Barack Obama, who has sued the Trump administration several times
    The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…
Congress has established governmentwide restrictions on the use of appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda through annual appropriations bills,

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