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This is so ridiculous that it has to be repeated every few months when Trump tries to force Ukraine to surrender
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Here you have Sec Lutnick as Commerce Secretary and his oldest son, Kyle Lutnick, involved in exactly the same AI data center deal. Dad as government official. Son as financial deal maker--earning the family-controlled company millions in fees. Both this summer.
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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This is part of a pattern we have documented this year at The New York Times. Dads (President Trump, Steve Witkoff and Howard Lutnick) doing government work. As their sons push ahead with related family businesses, cashing in. (This story from May)

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Trump Sons’ Deals on Three Continents Directly Benefit the President
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Here is a video that we posted today that offers an overview of our reporting. Please read the story and watch the video. Investigative reporting like this only matters if people read it/engage with it.

www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Howard Lutnick’s Family Business Is Cashing In on Data Center Deals
The commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, is involved in A.I. data center deals that overlap with work his family is doing. Our investigative reporter Eric Lipton describes what we know about these deal...
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Rep Chrissy Houlahan also forcefully points out that virtually no Republicans have condemned Trump's call for Democrats' execution. How is that not a bigger story?

I also asked her if Dems should file impeachment articles. Here's the key exchange on all this:

newrepublic.com/article/2034...
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM