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Dec 26, 2025 Trump administration was reported to have permitted a favorable chip-sales deal for a donor company Corroborated Economic Structure
A revenue-sharing chip-sales arrangement following a political donation continues a pattern of possible regulatory favoritism tied to campaign largesse.
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- Nvidia permitted to resume advanced chip sales to China under revenue-sharing arrangement — Weeks after Jensen Huang of Nvidia donated to the proposed White House ballroom, the administration permitted Nvidia to resume advanced chip sales to China under an arrangement requiring the company to remit 25% of sales revenue to the U.S. government.
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Week 49 – 2025-12-20–2025-12-26
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Dec 22, 2025 Todd Blanche ended crypto-related investigations while personally holding over $150,000 in crypto investments Corroborated Economic Structure
The Deputy Attorney General's financial interest in cryptocurrency while directing an end to related investigations represents a clear conflict of interest.
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- ProPublica reports Deputy AG Blanche held crypto investments while ending investigations — ProPublica reported that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche held more than $150,000 in crypto investments when he issued a memo one month into his tenure to end investigations into crypto companies, dealers, and exchanges initiated during the Biden administration. A former White House ethics lawyer called the situation "an obvious conflict of interest."
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Week 49 – 2025-12-20–2025-12-26
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