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President Obama has waived ethics rules for White House counsel Robert Bauer, his personal and campaign lawyer – and the same attorney who has defended Obama in lawsuits challenging his eligibility to be president.
Late last year, Obama installed Robert Bauer – top lawyer for Obama, Obama's presidential campaign, the Democratic National Committee and Obama's Organizing for America – as White House counsel. Bauer had been a partner at the law firm Perkins Coie.

However, Executive Order 13490, "Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel," prohibits political appointees from participating in any matter involving specific parties that is directly and substantially related to former employers or former clients. The rule typically expires two years after the date of appointment.

According to the ethics waiver posted May 7 at 5 p.m. on the White House website, Bauer is now exempted from the requirements of the ethics pledge "solely with respect to his former client the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and with respect to his former employer Perkins Coie LLP (Perkins Coie) in its capacity as counsel to the DNC and to President Barack Obama in his personal capacity."

The waiver suggests the ethics rules would have prevented Bauer from working on Obama's financial disclosure forms or issues related to the Democratic National Committee.

The waiver allows Bauer to deal in an official capacity with Perkins Coie and remain involved in Obama's personal legal matters. The document also states, "Mr. Bauer does not have any continuing financial interest in his former client the DNC. His only continuing financial interest in Perkins Coie is the repayment of his capital account pursuant to his partnership agreement."

Politico reported Bauer earned $959,000 from Perkins Coie in 2009, and the firm currently owes him another $216,000.

The Federal Election Commission shows "Obama for America," Obama's 2008 political campaign, has made regular payments totaling $2,877,083.56, or $2.9 million, to Perkins Coie since Jan. 1, 2007 – the month Obama formed a presidential exploratory committee and only weeks before he formally announced his candidacy for president.

Nearly $2 million, or $1,941,381.04, of that sum was paid to Perkins Coie since questions about Obama's eligibility were raised in June 2008 while Bauer was a partner (until Bauer's departure in December 2009).

"Obama for America" made another payment of $261,206.69 to Perkins Coie during the period of Jan. 10 to March 31, 2010, after Bauer left to become White House counsel. Perkins Coie continues to represent the Obama campaign, the Obama family and the DNC.

There's more to the article (WND articles tend to be long, especially if it's anything related to the eligibility issue), but this gives you the general idea.