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Yannina Diaz, spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, said in a written response to The Times that it has strict guidelines regarding lobbying and political activities.

Hegseth, a Fox personality who served in Iraq with the Army National Guard, was involved in successfully lobbying Trump during his first term to intervene in the cases of three members of the armed services who had been convicted or accused of committing war crimes.

Following the Coltart report, Smyth faced deportation from Zimbabwe but Graystone says he used his significant connections to avoid this, lobbying various cabinet ministers - some of whose sons had attended his camps - with suggestions that even then-President Robert Mugabe was approached by one of Smyth’s associates.

Many of Trump's advisors reportedly do not like his abrasive personality, his role in facilitating meetings between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and that he was actively lobbying to be Secretary of State rather than waiting for the president-elect to pick him.

By 2026, the county will for the first time have an ethics commission to regulate conflicts of interest and lobbying and investigate misconduct by elected officials and county employees.