Postmaster General Louis DeJoy donated big to GOP, Trump — his wife got ambassador post

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"Although it is not a surprise that a person nominated to serve as an ambassador is a large campaign donor, these donations are remarkably close in time with the nomination process," said Kedric Payne, general counsel and senior director of ethics at the Campaign Legal Center. "Generally, you would expect an attempt to at least avoid the appearance of a quid pro quo with suspiciously timed contributions. This may strain the public's trust, to assume that the contributions during the nomination process are coincidences."

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