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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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