Richard Painter

Musk's DOGE leads systematic CFPB shutdown, raising regulatory conflict concerns

| Importance: 9/10

The Trump administration, led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), began a comprehensive dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Key actions included firing most of its 1,700 employees, closing its Washington headquarters, and effectively …

Donald Trump Elon Musk Linda Yaccarino Russell Vought Elizabeth Warren +4 more regulatory-capture tech-monopoly consumer-protection x-platform financial-services +1 more
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Trump Attacks Nordstrom Using Presidential Office to Promote Daughter Ivanka's Business After Brand Dropped

| Importance: 8/10

President Trump used his official presidential Twitter account on February 8, 2017, to attack Nordstrom department store for dropping daughter Ivanka Trump’s clothing and shoe line, writing: “My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always …

Donald Trump Ivanka Trump Nordstrom Sean Spicer Richard Painter emoluments-violations abuse-of-office conflicts-of-interest ivanka-trump corruption
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Trump Announces Sham Business Conflicts Plan: Retains Ownership While Sons Run Company - Rejects Divestment

| Importance: 10/10

At a January 11, 2017 press conference, President-elect Trump’s tax attorney Sheri Dillon unveiled a plan to address conflicts of interest that ethics experts universally condemned as woefully inadequate. Rather than divesting from his businesses as ethics norms require, Trump would merely …

Donald Trump Sheri Dillon Donald Trump Jr. Eric Trump Walter Shaub +2 more emoluments conflicts-of-interest corruption trump-organization constitutional-violations
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