Trump Defense Department Officials Resurface at Space Company

Oct. 6, 2021, 12:00 PM UTC

Former Defense Department General Counsel Paul Ney is joining Momentus Inc., marking the third Trump DOD official to join the space infrastructure company recently targeted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ney is joining California-based Momentus as chief legal officer, the company announced Monday. He reunites with a pair of other former Trump Defense Department officials: Momentus CEO John Rood and President Fred Kennedy.

Ney is the most recent Trump administration lawyer to surface in the private sector since leaving government. Some told Bloomberg Law in June that they faced difficulties getting in the door, as some companies and law ...

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