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#conflictsofinterest

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Nonilex

But #Trump & key players in his admin have taken a view that these agencies should be under direct supervision of the WH & Trump has fired officials who say they are legally shielded from dismissal in most cases.

Amanda Fischer, policy director and chief operating officer at #financial reform advocacy group Better Markets, said any #DOGE involvement in #SEC rulemaking raises serious concerns about potential #ConflictsOfInterest & #political #influence overriding staff expertise.

#law#fraud
Richard Rathe

More #RFKjr #vaccine #bullshit...

"#Trump Team’s $500 Million Bet on Old Vaccine Technology Puzzles Scientists"

"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shifted the money from a pandemic preparedness fund to a vaccine development program led by two scientists whom the administration recently named to senior positions at the National Institutes of Health.

"While some experts were pleased that Kennedy had supported any vaccine project, they said the May 1 announcement contravened sound scientific policy, appeared #arbitrary, and raised the kinds of questions about #conflictsofinterest that have dogged many of President Donald Trump’s actions.

"Focusing vast resources on a single vaccine candidate “is a little like going to the Kentucky Derby and putting all your money on one horse,” said William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University professor and past president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. “In #science we normally put money on a number of different horses because we can’t be entirely sure who’s going to win.”

medscape.com/s/viewarticle/tru

Medscape · Trump Team’s $500 Million Bet on Old Vaccine Technology Puzzles ScientistsBy Arthur Allen
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Nonilex

“There’s nothing like it,” said Douglas Brinkley, a Rice University historian who has written books on Presidents Ronald Reagan & Gerald R. Ford, addressing the financial #ConflictsOfInterest that have emerged in #Trump’s 2nd term.

Both Trump sons are involved in a wide range of family business ventures. Eric Trump, the president’s middle son, runs the #TrumpOrganization, the main family business, which *specializes* in real estate [#fraud].

#law#Constitution#EmolumentsClause
Nonilex

#GiftArticle

#Musk Set to Get Access to #TopSecret US Plan for Potential #War With #China

Giving #ElonMusk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded #military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to #Trump & highlights his #ConflictsOfInterest.

The #Pentagon is scheduled on Fri to brief Musk on the US military’s plan for any war that might break out w/China, 2 US ofcls said on Thurs.

#NationalSecurity #intelligence #geopolitics #USpol #law
nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/poli

President Trump with Elon Musk and Mr. Musk’s son X, at the White House this month. It is unclear what the reasoning is for providing Mr. Musk such a sensitive briefing.
The New York Times · Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With ChinaBy Eric Schmitt
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