Trump’s lobbying crisis deepens as mystery hemp payment to company managed by Susie Wiles’ daughter emerges – weeks before THC ban was delayed

A trade group opposing a planned ban on hemp-derived THC paid $15,000 to a consulting company managed by Caroline Wiles, daughter of former White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. The payment, made a week after Donald Trump urged Congress to revise the ban, has raised questions about lobbying and family ties in Washington; the article does not establish that Susie Wiles was involved.

The company, Retriever Consulting, was set up by Jeff Worley, whose son Bret runs a hemp business and later married Caroline. Bret had served on the trade group’s board. Congress had voted to close a legal loophole for THC products, but the ban was delayed and is now tied to an end-of-year funding bill due by 11 December. Caroline’s spokeswoman said Retriever was no longer in use and was being wound down.