President Trump has granted at least 16 members of his White House staff waivers to work in areas for which they previously lobbied in their past jobs, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

The number of waivers granted is more than five times the number issued in the first four months of former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaObama warns of a 'decade of unfair, partisan gerrymandering' in call to look at down-ballot races Quinnipiac polls show Trump leading Biden in Texas, deadlocked race in Ohio Poll: Trump opens up 6-point lead over Biden in Iowa MORE's administration.

Trump, in the first four months of his administration, has given as many ethics waivers to White House staff as Obama gave in eight years. https://t.co/JqJwXizGEF — Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) June 1, 2017

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Among those given waivers were chief of staff Reince Priebus, who most recently served as chairman of the Republican National Committee and continues to interact with the organization in his White House job, and counselor Kellyanne Conway, a former pollster and GOP strategist.

A number of former lobbyists were granted waivers as well. For example, Shahira Knight, a special assistant to the president for tax and retirement policy, previously lobbied for Fidelity Investments, according to the Times. And Andrew Olmem, a special assistant to the president for financial policy, previously lobbied for companies such as American Express and MetLife.

As a presidential candidate, Trump vowed to disrupt the power of Washington lobbyists and political insiders.

The White House disclosed the waivers after a bitter fight with the Office of Government Ethics, which had ordered the Trump administration to release the records.