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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

dripping with potential for corruption by foreign powers:

“… after Trump Jr joined 1789 Capital, its assets under management ballooned: going from a reported $150m in 2024, to $1bn last August, to $2.7bn at year’s end, to a reported $3.5bn by May, according to SEC filings.

A significant proportion of that capital came from foreign investors, according to CNN reporting and the Guardian’s review of SEC filings. Forty per cent of assets under management were from overseas investors.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/democrats-investigation-trump-jr-1798-capital?CMP=Share%5FiOSApp%5FOther