Trent Lott is showing his true colors now. They made a law that senators must wait two years to be a lobbyist. So he is going to resign so he can start being a paid lobbyist before that law takes effect. What a sleaze bag. I guess we know where his allegiances have stood for all these years. Nice to seem someone like him leading the republican party.
Is Trent Lott Leaving Senate to Dodge New Ethics Law on Lobbying?
After Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott announced his resignation this week, it was widely speculated that the Mississippi Republican was quitting in order to avoid new ethics rules that require senators to wait two years, instead of one, before becoming paid Capitol Hill lobbyists. We speak with Sarah Dufendach of Common Cause.
Ref. https://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/29/1522251