Politico: Trump Transition Chair Up To “Sketchy” Things
Politico reports:
Howard Lutnick, the Wall Street CEO heading up Donald Trump’s transition operation, is facing accusations from some Trump insiders that he is improperly mixing his business interests with his duties standing up a potential administration.
The alarm among Trump’s loyalists has been compounded by the belief that Lutnick has tried to sideline a host of aides and advisers who worked in the first Trump administration in hopes of instead filling the second administration with new people who could be personally beneficial to him.
The most serious accusations involve Lutnick taking meetings on Capitol Hill in his role as transition co-chair, then allegedly using the opportunity to talk about matters impacting his investment firm, Cantor Fitzgerald — including high-stakes regulatory matters involving its cryptocurrency business.
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