As he wages war on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Donald Trump can't seem to remember he was the one who first appointed him. read more
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In Epstein Case, Follow the Money, Democratic Senator Says:
Senator Ron Wyden has found that four banks waited until Mr. Epstein's arrest on federal charges to flag $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions. Mr. Wyden wants the documents made public.
www.nytimes.com
Except ...
Coca-Cola defends corn syrup after Trump claims he struck cane sugar deal
Coca-Cola offers no confirmation of recipe change, saying corn syrup is safe and widely used in US drinks
www.theguardian.com
According to the article, the funds included "thousands of wire transfers for the purchase and sale of artwork for rich friends."
The art world is a notoriously unregulated milieu, and it is not unheard of for transactions to fall short of being on the up and up. The offense that springs to my mind right off is money laundering.