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US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after Pentagon entered agreement with company
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/pentagon-ai-xai-emil-michael?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Democratic Senator #ElizabethWarren said it was "troubling that Chinese companies are hiring Trump-connected lobbyists to influence independent decisions about American #NationalSecurity," calling for answers on who made the decisions & what CFIUS's risk assessments of the deal found.
#Trump #law #China #FARA #emoluments #SelfDealing #corruption
At the end of January, the watchdog rejected the filing by Minnesota-based startup FastWave for reasons unrelated to #NationalSecurity, effectively siding with the Chinese firm, according to a document seen by Reuters.
FastWave, which had been granted calls with CFIUS staffers rather than senior officials that month, has been brought to the brink of bankruptcy, the company told CFIUS.
#Trump #law #NationalSecurity #China #FARA #emoluments #SelfDealing #corruption
The lobbying firm, Checkmate, helped a lawyer for China's Grand Pharmaceutical Group clinch a meeting with the head of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U#S in early January, according to two people familiar with the matter. During the meeting, the lawyer argued that the case was a commercial disagreement with no #NationalSecurity implications, one of the people said.
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The case involved a #US startup that was seeking to have the Chinese firm removed as one of its investors. The watchdog rejected the US firm's request for a #NationalSecurity review of the Chinese firm's investment, according to a document seen by Reuters, handing a rare win to a Chinese company in Washington. The decision has not previously been reported.
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Exclusive: Chinese business hired lobbying firm with ties to #DonJr, then scored a win in Washington
A lobbying firm led by one of Donald Trump Jr.'s hunting buddies helped a Chinese company make its case to a #US #NationalSecurity watchdog, public filings show.
#Trump #law #China #FARA #emoluments #SelfDealing #corruption
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinese-firm-hired-lobbyists-with-ties-don-jr-then-scored-win-washington-2026-04-09/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Ridiculous. There are no “questions” it’s straight up #SelfDealing
#Kushner role in bid for #WarnerBros raises #ethical “questions”, experts say
#JaredKushner's financing role in #Paramount's $108 billion bid for #WarnerBrosDiscovery injects #Trump family interests into one of the biggest media battles in years, raising “concerns” over whether the president's influence could tip the scales.
#law #emoluments #kleptocracy
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/kushner-role-bid-warner-bros-raises-ethical-questions-experts-say-2025-12-08/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
[NYTimes]: Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments. By Cecilia KangTripp MickleRyan MacDavid Yaffe-Bellany and Theodore Schleifer, Nov. 30, 2025
Here's a link to the 60 Minutes episode mentioned above, and a summary of its content.
"Trump pardon of crypto billionaire sparks concerns over his use of the pardon power"
#USpol #USpolitics #Trump #Binance #Crypto #Pardons #SelfDealing #60Minutes
President Trump pardoned the billionaire founder of the largest crypto exchange in the world, Binance. It's raised questions about conflicts of interest and the president's use of the pardon power.
Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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