Dokumente enthüllen ein Netz finanzieller Verbindungen zwischen Trump-Beamten und den Branchen, die sie regulieren

Today we made public a trove of more than 3,100 disclosure records that reveal financial ties between senior government officials and the industries they help regulate. The disclosures, which can be viewed in a [searchable database](https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/), detail the finances of more than 1,500 federal officials appointed by President Trump.

These are just some of the relationships we were able to scrutinize more closely using this trove of data:

**1. Pam Bondi, Attorney General**
*Formerly: One of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys*
Last May, we reported that Bondi [sold more than $1 million in Trump Media stock](https://www.propublica.org/article/pam-bondi-trump-media-stock-tariffs) the day Trump announced sweeping tariffs that caused the stock market to plummet. She was one of [more than a dozen senior officials](https://www.propublica.org/article/us-officials-stock-sales-trump-tariffs) who we found had made well-timed securities trades, at times just before markets plunged. **(**The officials either did not respond to requests for comment or said they had no insider information before they made their trades.)

**2. Todd Blanche, Deputy Attorney General**
*Formerly: Trump’s criminal defense attorney*
Our Dec. investigation of [Blanche’s disclosure records](https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/appointees/blanche-todd/) found that he [owned at least $159,000](https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-doj-trump) in crypto-related assets last year when [he shut down](https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1395781/dl?inline) investigations into crypto companies, dealers and exchanges. A DOJ spokesperson has said Blanche’s crypto orders were “appropriately flagged, addressed and cleared in advance,” but she did not respond to questions asking who had cleared his actions.

**3.** **Steve Feinberg, Deputy Secretary of Defense**
*Formerly: CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm*
Feinberg oversees the office in charge of the Golden Dome for America project, which is modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. At least four of the companies awarded contracts so far are owned by Cerberus Capital Management, the firm he co-founded. In response to questions from ProPublica, the Defense Department said Feinberg does not “have direct responsibility for any Golden Dome acquisitions” but did not elaborate.

**→ Read our full investigation:** [**https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-financial-disclosures-steve-feinberg**](https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-financial-disclosures-steve-feinberg)

**→ Explore our database here:** [**https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/**](https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/)

I mean. Duh?

I’m shocked! Shocked! Well, not that shocked.

You know what? After the latest failure by congress, IDGAF anymore. He’s got plot armor a mile thick. Let’s just focus on the midterms because clearly no amount of crime, creep, corruption, or incompetence is gonna be enough for us as a country to hold him accountable. We are utter failures as a country and piss poor stewards of justice and democracy. We deserve whatever happens. I’m sure the midterms will be lost too. I just accept my fate at this point.

Most corrupt org in history 

No shit