Robert Faturechi
@robert-faturechi.bsky.social
Investigative reporter, @ProPublica
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12/ Trump’s company has defended their actions as proper, and threatened to sue us more than once for our reporting.
November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
12/ Trump’s company has defended their actions as proper, and threatened to sue us more than once for our reporting.
11/ Part of the anger from Trump Media’s staff came from management outsourcing jobs to Mexico and elsewhere.
How will the company’s actions square with Trump’s promise to punish companies that outsource abroad during a second term?
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How will the company’s actions square with Trump’s promise to punish companies that outsource abroad during a second term?
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to Mexico Even as Trump Pushes “America First”
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump threatened businesses that send jobs south of the border, while his own company that runs the Truth Social platform outsourced coding jobs to workers in Mexico, out...
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November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
11/ Part of the anger from Trump Media’s staff came from management outsourcing jobs to Mexico and elsewhere.
How will the company’s actions square with Trump’s promise to punish companies that outsource abroad during a second term?
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
How will the company’s actions square with Trump’s promise to punish companies that outsource abroad during a second term?
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
10/ We revealed that the company is currently in turmoil. An internal whistleblower complaint alleging mismanagement went to the board. A group of executives and high-level employees were forced out - a move viewed internally as retaliation.
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Top Execs Exit Trump Media Amid Allegations of CEO’s Mismanagement and Retaliation
Several people involved with the former president’s company, operator of Truth Social, believe the departures were retaliation following internal complaints about CEO Devin Nunes to the company board.
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November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
10/ We revealed that the company is currently in turmoil. An internal whistleblower complaint alleging mismanagement went to the board. A group of executives and high-level employees were forced out - a move viewed internally as retaliation.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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9/ It was the first known instance of Trump's company dealing directly with a foreign gov't — in this case one eager for a future Trump administration’s help.
Will this impact U.S. foreign policy under a second Trump administration? Will other foreign governments follow suit?
Will this impact U.S. foreign policy under a second Trump administration? Will other foreign governments follow suit?
November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
9/ It was the first known instance of Trump's company dealing directly with a foreign gov't — in this case one eager for a future Trump administration’s help.
Will this impact U.S. foreign policy under a second Trump administration? Will other foreign governments follow suit?
Will this impact U.S. foreign policy under a second Trump administration? Will other foreign governments follow suit?
8/ We reported that Trump Media’s CEO, former congressman Devin Nunes held an unexplained business meeting with the prime minister of North Macedonia.
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Trump Company CEO’s Unexplained Meeting With Balkans Leader Raises Specter of New Conflict
Devin Nunes, the former congressman who runs the company behind Truth Social, traveled to North Macedonia as former President Trump vies to once again shape U.S. foreign policy.
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November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
8/ We reported that Trump Media’s CEO, former congressman Devin Nunes held an unexplained business meeting with the prime minister of North Macedonia.
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7/ A former aide for the lawmaker told us she thought the request from Trump’s company was improper, but the congressman “suggested I needed to deal with it.”
(The congressman’s office denied that Trump's company was given special treatment.)
(The congressman’s office denied that Trump's company was given special treatment.)
November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
7/ A former aide for the lawmaker told us she thought the request from Trump’s company was improper, but the congressman “suggested I needed to deal with it.”
(The congressman’s office denied that Trump's company was given special treatment.)
(The congressman’s office denied that Trump's company was given special treatment.)
6/ Will GOP lawmakers and federal agencies feel pressure to grant Trump Media special favors?
We obtained emails that showed Trump Media leaned on a Republican member of the House to help one of its executives jump the line for a foreign visa.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
We obtained emails that showed Trump Media leaned on a Republican member of the House to help one of its executives jump the line for a foreign visa.
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Exec at Trump Media Jumped the Line for U.S. Visa After Company Lobbied GOP Lawmaker
A former aide to Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, said she intervened on the company’s behalf even though she thought it was inappropriate. “It was specifically the congressman that suggested I ...
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November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
6/ Will GOP lawmakers and federal agencies feel pressure to grant Trump Media special favors?
We obtained emails that showed Trump Media leaned on a Republican member of the House to help one of its executives jump the line for a foreign visa.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
We obtained emails that showed Trump Media leaned on a Republican member of the House to help one of its executives jump the line for a foreign visa.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
5/ He had already successfully used his connections to secure federal $$ during the first Trump admin. Moving into a 2nd term, he’s in an even better position to gain influence.
(Reached by ProPublica, the donor denied he personally played a role in the deal before hanging up)
(Reached by ProPublica, the donor denied he personally played a role in the deal before hanging up)
November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
5/ He had already successfully used his connections to secure federal $$ during the first Trump admin. Moving into a 2nd term, he’s in an even better position to gain influence.
(Reached by ProPublica, the donor denied he personally played a role in the deal before hanging up)
(Reached by ProPublica, the donor denied he personally played a role in the deal before hanging up)
4/ Trump’s company quietly entered into a business deal with a major GOP (and Trump) donor - an energy magnate who has vast lobbying interests.
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Trump Media Quietly Enters Deal With a Republican Donor Who Could Benefit From a Second Trump Administration
The deal with energy magnate James E. Davison illustrates how Trump’s stake in the Truth Social company, which makes up a majority of his net worth, presents conflicts of interest.
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November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
4/ Trump’s company quietly entered into a business deal with a major GOP (and Trump) donor - an energy magnate who has vast lobbying interests.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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3/ We’ve already found multiple instances of Trump’s for-profit business and his political agenda overlapping in ways ethics experts have been alarmed by:
November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
3/ We’ve already found multiple instances of Trump’s for-profit business and his political agenda overlapping in ways ethics experts have been alarmed by: