Embattled FBI Director Kash Patel is being accused of breaking the law after failing to properly report a six-figure purchase of stock in a crypto company that has received millions of dollars in government contracts through the Justice Department. According to NOTUS, Patel, 46, purchased between $100,001 and $250,000 worth of stock in MicroStrategy, a "bitcoin treasury company," on Nov. 21. He did not disclose the trade with federal regulators until May 26, well past the 45-day deadline required for reporting stock transactions over $1,000 under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking the first ride on the newly retrofitted Air Force One 747, which was donated by the Qatari royal family. Trump, taking the retrofitted jet to North Dakota, touted it as "maybe the greatest commercial plane ever built." "I said to Boeing, 'What's the best one?' They said this is the best plane ever built, and you're going to have the privilege of flying it, and I have a privilege also of flying it," Trump told reporters before boarding the jet -- which is approximately 14 years old -- at Joint Base Andrews. The Qatari-gifted jet worth $400 million raised questions from some lawmakers and ethics experts over the unprecedented foreign gift. But Trump on Wednesday gave credit to the Qatari government. "Frankly, we couldn't build a plane like this because we wouldn't be willing to spend the kind of money necessary. They spent top dollar," the president said.
A federal judge in Manhattan Monday sentenced self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison for financial fraud. read more
Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., made his return to the Capitol on Tuesday, saying he was treated for depression during a nearly four-month disappearance from the public eye. read more
The Wall Street Journal editorial board lambasted President Donald Trump over his efforts to secure a durable peace deal with Iran. read more
Orange Rapist Pockets Billions While His Crypto Fans Lose Out
A large chunk of the $2 billion haul President Trump took in last year came as hundreds of thousands of his fans and other investors bet on a speculative cryptocurrency called $TRUMP, hoping its value would soar with his return to the White House," the New York Times reports.
"But while Mr. Trump amassed an eye-popping $636 million from the cryptocurrency, known as a memecoin, many of his followers who heeded his call to purchase the coin came out losers."
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MAGA rubes will never learn.