Postmaster General DeJoy hires PR firm to counter House investigation - Business Insider

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on August 24.Postmaster General Louis DeJoy hired a consulting firm with ties to President Trump to represent him after the House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into his private business.

A USPS spokesperson said the work performed by DeJoy's personal firms, Patomak and RLF Communications, does not relate to his duties as Postmaster General or its main PR agency, Weber Shandwick.US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy hired a consulting and PR firm with deep ties to the Trump administration as he faces allegations that he violated campaign fundraising laws as a private businessman and Republican fundraiser, Business Insider has learned.

Spokesman Edward McFadden said the PR and consulting firm, DC-based Patomak Global Partners, now handles all queries regarding DeJoy's personal business. Those could involve the Washington Post article and DeJoy's multimillion-dollar holdings in USPS competitors like UPS and XPO Logistics, which acquired New Breed in 2014.

Patomak Global Partners as a "behind-the-scenes consulting business" founded by Paul Atkins, a former attorney and regulatory expert appointed to the SEC by George W. Bush in 2002. It specializes in helping businesses navigate and minimize government regulations.

Talk to Seema Verma at DHS- she’s an expert at paying for PR consultants using our money.

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