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>Lutnick is already under pressure from Trump, who has confronted him not over the files, but because he is “p---ing off” staff in other departments, Politico reported.
>Current and former Trump administration officials told the outlet that Lutnick’s habit of making his staff obtain his permission before contacting other agencies, for instance, has become a headache.
>“No one’s allowed to talk to the interagency without Howard giving explicit approval,” one administration official said. “Even when his staff show up to meetings at the White House, they’re under a gag order, and they literally just say, ‘Hi, I don’t have a position from the Secretary on this, so Commerce has no position at this time.’”
>Colleagues also said Lutnick tends to involve himself in deals where he has minimal expertise just to claim a win for himself, and that he “shouts over” others who may disagree with him in meetings.
