Susie Wiles' son-in-law quietly wiped away his online bragging about a lucrative policy win after she left the White House.
Bret Worley, CEO of hemp manufacturer MC Nutraceuticals, deleted his LinkedIn account along with a string of posts touting his role in shaping a provision of a September spending bill that delayed a looming federal ban on hemp-derived THC products, the Daily Caller reported Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the posts. The company's own LinkedIn posts were also taken down, according to the outlet, which said it could not recover them.
Congress voted in 2025 to close the so-called hemp loophole by sharply limiting the THC allowed in finished products, with the ban set to kick in Nov. 12. But the Trump White House pushed in August and September to tuck a delay into a stopgap funding measure, according to The New York Times, temporarily rescuing a multibillion-dollar industry from which Worley stood to benefit.
The Times also reported that an early August email from MC Nutraceuticals assured prospective buyers that the hemp industry had "a seat at the table" and vowed to fight for permanent protections in future farm or spending bills. "Industries that get inside that machinery get renewed," the email reportedly stated.
Wiles, who exited Nov. 6 in the wake of Republicans' midterm drubbing, has since faced a wave of allegations that she bent to corporate interests. Calley Means, a former top adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., accused her Tuesday of tipping hemp policy in her family's favor.
"It is known by everyone and widely discussed among senior administration staff that Susie put her finger on the hemp policy scale because of her family," Means told Politico.
A July 2025 lawsuit brought by North Carolina hemp manufacturer Asterra against Worley and his companies claimed he played up "his business and political connections" and suggested that, through his relationship with Caroline Wiles, he could "secure political appointments and other favors."
The White House has denied that Wiles lobbied Congress for the delay. "The chief of staff has never lobbied in favor of this or any other position on hemp with Capitol Hill," a spokesperson said at the time. On Tuesday, spokesperson Allison Schuster told Politico the administration "has never allowed and will never allow outside groups to influence policy decisions."
Worley married Caroline Wiles in June at Trump Winery in Charlottesville, Virginia.