William Timmons Sr. is a veteran Washington D.C. lobbyist and head of John McCain's presidential transition team.TIME: McCain Taps Lobbyist for Transition (September 12, 2008) His past lobbying activities have been targeted by critics, particularly his involvement in a 1990s effort to ease international sanctions against the regime of Saddam Hussein after the first Gulf War.Huffington Post: McCain Transition Chief Aided Saddam (October 14, 2008)
Transition Team?
A presidential transition team manages the transfer of power between the outgoing administration and a new one. Due to the complexity of the task, such teams are organized preemptively, before the outcomes of elections are known.TIME: McCain Taps Lobbyist for Transition (September 12, 2008)
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