Office of Government Ethics

Treasury Secretary Bessent Violates Ethics Agreement, Retains Millions in Conflicted Assets

| Importance: 8/10

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 …

Scott Bessent Office of Government Ethics Department of the Treasury conflicts-of-interest institutional-capture systematic-corruption
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Trump issues ethics waiver allowing crypto czar David Sacks to retain investments

| Importance: 8/10

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 …

David Sacks White House David Warrington (White House Counsel) Sen. Elizabeth Warren Craft Ventures +1 more crypto ethics-waiver conflict-of-interest regulatory-capture
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Biden Administration 2022: Comprehensive Review of Political Appointees' Financial Disclosures and Ethics Compliance

| Importance: 8/10

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 …

Biden Administration Office of Government Ethics Regulatory Agencies Political Appointees Antony Blinken +3 more regulatory-capture revolving-door personnel conflict-of-interest ethics-disclosure +1 more
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