Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent missed the 90-day ethics deadline for divesting conflicted assets, retaining up to $25 million in North Dakota farmland generating up to $1 million annually in rental income. Bessent owns soybean and corn farmland while shaping agricultural trade policy and farm …
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White House issued March 5 ethics waiver allowing David Sacks to shape crypto policy despite remaining financial interests in digital assets through Craft Ventures. Despite selling $200M in liquid crypto holdings, Sacks retained stakes in BitGo and Lightning Labs. Warren questioned the conflict as …
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Comprehensive analysis of Biden administration’s 2022 financial disclosures reveals a complex landscape of potential conflicts of interest and efforts to mitigate them. The Office of Government Ethics certified financial reports showing high compliance, with 48 out of 56 White House assistants …
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