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IrelandHarry Litman examines Miller's prior-approval rule for White House lobbyists
The Talking Feds host reads the reported memo as a move to concentrate power, not simply tighten meeting rules.
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- 0:00Litman describes a reported requirement for prior approval of White House meetings with lobbyists.
- 3:25He considers how the approval requirement affects cabinet officials' interactions with outside lobbyists.
- 5:15He compares prospective congressional investigations with the work of the January 6th Committee.
- 8:50Litman concludes that Miller is positioning himself as a primary power center within the administration.
Access requires permission. Harry Litman opens his latest Talking Feds commentary with a reported change to White House lobbying meetings: officials must get prior approval before meeting lobbyists.
"Lobbyists are no longer supposed to meet with people in the White House unless there is prior approval," he says. The memo comes from Stephen Miller, who became White House chief of staff after Susie Wiles's departure.
Litman's central question is what that requirement actually accomplishes. A stricter approval process might sound like a restraint on lobbying. His reading is different: he argues that Miller is making himself the central authority over access to the administration.
The video drew roughly 169,000 views in seven hours, already comfortably beyond the channel's usual full-day audience of about 99,000 for regular videos. Its title, "LEAKED Stephen Miller Memo UPENDS Key White House Policy," promises an operational change, and Litman identifies the approval requirement at the outset rather than saving it for later.
From there, he considers the implications for cabinet officials' contact with outside lobbyists and for relations with Congress. The latter part turns to prospective congressional investigations, with the January 6th Committee serving as his comparison. By the close, his argument is about who controls access and how that concentration of authority could shape the administration's response to oversight.
An American political adviser who has been White House chief of staff since November 9, 2026. He also serves as homeland security adviser.
More on Wikipedia ›An American Republican political consultant and lobbyist who was White House chief of staff from 2025 to 2026, becoming the first woman in that role.
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Litman served as a deputy assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice before becoming a familiar legal commentator.