POLITICO
Biden may be stuck with the cronies and allies Trump appointed to government boards
Biden’s team is looking into whether it can replace dozens of Trump’s last-minute appointments to boards and commissions. It won’t be easy.
Corey Lewandowski speaks outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia. At left is Pam Bondi. | Matt Slocum/AP
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Before leaving office, Donald Trump appointed dozens of allies and former aides to a wide range of government boards and commissions and there s not much Joe Biden can do about it.
Pam Bondi is helping oversee the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Kellyanne Conway is primed for a posting on the board of the Air Force Academy. And Corey Lewandowski is set to serve on a panel that gives business advice to the secretary of Defense.