SEC chair attended Don Jr.'s party before SEC granted Don Jr.-backed gun company approval to go public
Paul Atkins, serving as SEC chair in the second Trump administration, attended the launch party for Trump’s Georgetown MAGA private member’s club before approving a Donald Trump Jr.-backed company, GrabAGun, to trade publicly, raising concerns about potential regulatory capture.
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- The Changing Tides of the SEC Under the Second Trump Administration (2025-03-03)
- Trump claims expanded power over independent agencies (2025-02-19)
- New Executive Orders Assert Increased Control and Oversight Over SEC and Other Independent Agencies and Promote Deregulation (2025-02-28)
- SEC chair attended Don Jr.'s party before SEC granted Don Jr.-backed gun company approval to go public (2025-07-28)
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