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Bloomberg· 2025-10-02 22:18
A federal judge stepped aside from Oregon’s challenge to Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Portland after conflict-of-interest concerns https://t.co/5kcyu2jY2S ...
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Ignas | DeFi· 2025-09-05 23:01
RT Ignas | DeFi (@DefiIgnas)Compound DAO is voting on whether to renew Gauntlet’s $2.3M risk contract for another year.Alphagrowth wrote a case against:– Fixed $2.3M annual fee with little downside protection– Weak ROI from incentive programs– Unclear parameter change rationale– Conflict of interest via Morpho grantsMaybe agreement should be performance based ? ...
Presidential Profiteering? Why Trump’s estimated profit of $3.4 billion in office is a problem
MSNBC· 2025-08-31 21:11
Ethical Concerns Regarding Presidential Finances - Accusations of presidential profiteering are raising new ethical questions [1] - The president's personal profit likely falls in the realm of $34 billion (340 亿) across both terms [2] - Receiving money while in office could influence the president's choices on issues affecting regular Americans [3][6] - The president has not released tax returns or records from companies he owns [5] - The United Arab Emirates investing $2 billion (20 亿) into a crypto venture that the president benefits from raises concerns about international security, peace, and trade decisions [6] - The current situation is different from what other presidents have done, but the president has normalized it [7][8] Potential Solutions and Future Implications - There is concern that this situation opens the door for others to engage in similar activities in the future [9] - Congress could pass legislation requiring presidents to sell businesses or place them in a true blind trust [10] - Private investments managed by the president's children raise ethical concerns [11][12] - The president should own mutual funds or have assets managed by someone unknown to him [12]
'It's a drop in the bucket': Trump buys millions in bonds since taking office
MSNBC· 2025-08-21 04:11
It's time now for Money, Power, Politics. Tonight, we are learning about another possible conflict of interest for President Donald J. Trump.Since January, the president's bought more than hundred million dollar worth of corporate and municipal bonds. That is according to filings from the Office of Government Ethics. This kind of active trading by a president is unprecedented.It means Donald Trump stands to benefit or suffer losses depending on on how these bonds perform. But these bonds include banks and t ...
DOJ met with Ghislaine Maxwell amid Epstein fallout
MSNBC· 2025-07-25 00:53
Is the Trump Justice Department desperately trying to contain the MAGA fury over their self-created Epstein debacle. To do so, they are leaning on the words of Jeffrey Epstein's longtime accomplice. Today, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch went to Florida to meet with Galain Maxwell.A lawyer for the convicted sex trafficker called it quote a very productive day and thanked Blanch for quote being so professional. Now, we should mention Todd Blanch has called that same lawyer a friend in the past and appear ...
Inside Track For Argo Board Member?
La Grange, IL Patch· 2025-07-18 17:42
Core Points - Lauren Vasquez resigned from the Argo Community High School board and took a job as the athletic department's secretary shortly after [3][4] - Her new position pays $57,000 annually, and her husband was appointed to fill her board vacancy [4][5] - The hiring process involved a recommendation from the superintendent, and the board approved her employment retroactively after her resignation [7] Group 1 - Vasquez's resignation from the board occurred on August 9, and she began her new job on August 12 [4][7] - The board's approval of her hiring was made at the August 19 meeting, which is a common procedure among school districts [7] - Concerns about potential conflicts of interest were raised, but experts noted that such situations are not uncommon and may not present significant ethical issues [8]