Feds
swooped in on Colorado's ventilator order, Polis says
Florida succeeds over other states in acquiring supplies for coronavirus response
Trump administration gave
private jet companies over half a billion in pandemic bailout funds
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2.
Trump Family sought to secure exclusive rights
to a vaccine for coronavirus, to make a lot of money on the crisis.
German officials to
discuss reported U.S. attempt to buy exclusive rights to coronavirus vaccine
3.
Kushner
family is trying to cash in on the pandemic
-
Oscar
Health-
Kushner family
enterprize
The Kushners’ Freddie Mac Loan Wasn’t Just Massive. It Came With Unusually Good Terms , Too. Despite a history of underperforming properties, Kushner Companies received a near-record sum from a government-backed lender. Should it default, taxpayers could be forced to foot much of the bill.
d.
'Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud,' Trump Suggests $5
Billion Weapons Contract Awarded to Boost 2020 Chances in Wisconsin
- using Public Funds for personal
benefit-
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/26/saying-quiet-part-out-loud-trump-suggests-5-billion-weapons-contract-awarded-boost
Beneficiaries of the PPP included a lettuce farming
venture backed by Trump’s son, Kushner companies, and a dentist who golfs with
the president. The figures were released after a lawsuit by several news
organizations, including ProPublica.
New
Treasury Department data reveals that large corporations -many linked to Trump
associates received millions in loans advertised as for small businesses hurt
by coronavirus. We see how abused this program as to how money was disbursed
became abused.
$700 billion- meant to go
to help workers mostly was not distributed for that purpose. The Trump Admin.
can decide the money doesn’t have to be paid back- so the money becomes a gift.
Over ¾ of the money went to large companies, loans over $150,000- contrary to
how program was advertised.
Most small companies got no loans
.
Betsy
Devos-Dept. of Education- business- over $6 million;
Trump
friend
Konye
West-over $2 million.
Trump
lawyer Mark
Wasowicz
- over $5 million,
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s family’s business, Foremost
Maritime, got a loan valued at between $350,000 and $1 million. Chao is the
wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Perdue Inc., a trucking company co-founded by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, was approved for $150,000 to $350,000 in loan money.
Restaurant chains P.F. Chang’s China Bistro and Chop’t received aid of over $5 million
TGI Fridays, which is backed by private equity firm TriArtisan Capital Advisors, received at least $5 million
The Archdiocese of New York got a loan valued at between $5 million and $10 million, while the Catholic Charities of the Archdioceses of San Francisco, Washington, D.C., New Orleans and Boston, among others, all received assistance valued at more than $2 million.
The Ayn Rand Institute, named for the objectivist writer cited as an influence on libertarian thought, was approved for over $350,000
Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy in New Jersey -over $1 million- Jared Kushner’s parents’ family foundation supports the school, NBC News reported.
Niche movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse received a loan of at least $5 million
·
Numerous news organizations received PPP loans: Forbes Media got
at least $5 million; The Washington Times got at least $1 million; The
Washingtonian got at least $350,000; The Daily Caller received at least
$350,000 and The Daily Caller News Foundation got at least $150,000; The
American Prospect received at least $150,000.
law firm Boies Schiller Flexner
over $5 million,
h.
Trump
using properties to turn campaign cash into personal profit
j.
White Collar Crime Pays': Decade After Dodd-Frank,
Executives Still Lining Their Pockets
"It's 2008 all over again.
Amin. &
Senate
bailing out Big Business and enriching CEOs while workers scrape
by as the economy lurches downward in a pandemic."
l. 'If It's Trump, It Has to Be Corrupt': Critics Say Goya Bean Tweet by Ivanka Is Clear Ethics Breach
n. How Hotel Chains Got a Slice of Government Aid for Small Businesses - problem not the hotels-Trump Admin. not properly using money for intended purpose
q.
Twenty-seven
clients of Trump-connected lobbyists have received federal COVID aid, totaling
more than $10.5 billion.
This consists of $6.3 billion in grants, $4.2
billion in loans and $67 million worth of support in the form of corporate bond
purchases by the Federal Reserve. These numbers are likely a gross undercount
due to lagging disclosure by the Trump administration.
r.
At least five COVID lobbyists may have violated a Trump
executive order that restricts lobbying activities by appointees who leave the
administration. Public Citizen is
calling for an investigation
.