Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, Got Wealthier Stock Trading in Congress

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/trump-markwayne-mullin-homeland-security-stocks.html

"Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate. ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives":
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-financial-disclosures-steve-feinberg
For example, the deputy secretary of defense awarded contracts to the companies he had recently managed.
#Trump #corruption #ConflictsOfInterest copy: @renewedresistance
Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate

ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.

ProPublica
Client Challenge

#SCOTUS Adopts ‘New’ Process To Avoid #ConflictsOfInterest 20 Years Too Late

The justices announce conflict-checking #software & new filing rules that lower #courts have used forever.

Only the #SupremeCourt could announce a bare minimum #ethical #guardrail that lower courts have used since the George W. Bush administration & act like it’s a bold blow against the appearance of impropriety.

#law #LegalEthics
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/02/supreme-court-adopts-new-process-to-avoid-conflicts-of-interest-20-years-too-late/

Supreme Court Adopts ‘New’ Process To Avoid Conflicts Of Interest 20 Years Too Late

The justices announce conflict-checking software and new filing rules that lower courts have used forever.

Above the Law

ProPublica: Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation. “Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche this week of having a conflict of interest when he shut down investigations into crypto companies, dealers and exchanges and eliminated an enforcement team dedicated to looking for crypto-related fraud and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/02/propublica-six-senators-accuse-deputy-attorney-general-of-glaring-crypto-conflict-cite-propublica-investigation/
ProPublica: Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation

ProPublica: Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation. “Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche this week of ha…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/politics/trump-crypto-uae-world-liberty.html

"The chief of the Los Angeles City Fire Department Tuesday acknowledged for the first time that the after-action report on the Palisades Fire was edited multiple times to make the department leadership look better. The LA Fire Department's After-Action Report on the Palisades Fire wasn't thorough because some of the fire officials who made decisions during the fire also supervised the report's preparation":
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/palisade-fire-after-action-report-edited-jaime-moore/3827858/
#mismanagement #ConflictsOfInterest #safety