According to reports – the lobbyist brother of Joe Biden’s top adviser, who has been elected president since Biden’s victory was announced, is causing a stir among consumers – raising concerns of conflict of interest in the new White House.
CNBC reported on Saturday that Biden, the brother of longtime Biden aide Steve Rishetti, signed a lobbying deal with Amazon Web Services in November, less than a week after he was declared the winner of the presidential election.
Two days later, Jeff Richetti registered as a lobbyist for EvoFem Biosciences, pushing for contraceptive coverage in federal health-care plans.
That same week, Steven Ricchetti, Biden’s campaign chairman and his vice president’s chief of staff, was tapped as a “presidential adviser” to a job held by trusted aides such as President Trump’s chairman Callian Conway.
In 2001, the Ricchetti brothers moved to Washington, D.C. Lobbying Company, Richetti Inc. Co-founded. The pay firm managed pharmaceutical clients such as Eli Lilly and Sanofi during Biden’s second vice-presidential term, while Steve Rishetti left the company to become Biden’s right-hand man. Person.
But his resume has been fiercely criticized by progressive Democrats.
“Richetti” is a former pharma law beast and represents groups opposed to the public production of Medicare for All and prescription drugs, “said Alexandra Roges, a progressive group of Justice Democrats last month.
“If Biden continues to make corporate-friendly appointments for his White House, he will risk breaking with the hard work of his team made up of progressives to quickly defeat Donald Trump.”
A source assured CNBC that there should be no concern from Jeff Ricchetti’s client list.
“Steve and Jeff clearly separate their professional activities,” the source said.
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