<![CDATA[When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism.]]>When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism.

We found that the request came directly from the White House.
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-vulcan-deal-white-house?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/4458817a-2a5c-41dc-a02f-07587bd5e19e/when-the-pentagon-announced-a-620-million-loan-last-year-to-a-startup-linked-to-donald-trump-jr.-defense-officials-and-the-company-tried-to-tamp-down-suspicions-of-cronyism.RSS for NodeSat, 13 Jun 2026 06:28:55 GMTThu, 28 May 2026 13:30:04 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism. on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:30:59 GMT]]>@ProPublica Somehow that”the call came from inside the House” line lost its punch. Overuse, probably.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/js/statuses/116652681425245917https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/js/statuses/116652681425245917Thu, 28 May 2026 14:30:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism. on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:41:52 GMT]]>@ProPublica And this morning I read the USG is getting ready to 'invest' in a drone company that Donnie's kid is an advisor to ... which I'm sure is just a coincidence.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/rickf/statuses/116652488299483823https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/rickf/statuses/116652488299483823Thu, 28 May 2026 13:41:52 GMT