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Dan GillmoronMastodon2d ago
All corruption, all the time in Trump world, Exhibit 62,903:
https://www.citationneeded.news/commerce-secretary-howard-lutnicks-old-firm-pumps-10-million-into-super-pac-led-by-tether-executive/
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Analysis Summary
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's former firm Cantor Fitzgerald donated $10 million to a crypto super PAC run by a Tether executive, a company in which Cantor owns a stake and custodies reserves. The donation is documented in FEC filings and reported across multiple outlets including Bloomberg and The Block. What makes this notable: Lutnick transferred ownership of Cantor to his sons when entering government, but the firm continues bankrolling crypto-friendly political candidates while maintaining close financial ties to Tether—creating a potential conflict of interest that ethics experts have flagged. The Fellowship PAC has spent millions supporting Republican candidates in multiple races.
Claims Analysis (6)
“Cantor Fitzgerald donated $10 million to Fellowship PAC”
Confirmed by FEC filing and reported by Citation Needed, The Block, Bloomberg, and CryptoNews.
“Fellowship PAC is led by Jesse Spiro, head of government affairs for Tether US”
Confirmed across multiple sources including The Block and Citation Needed reporting.
“Cantor Fitzgerald owns a stake in Tether and custodies reserves for the stablecoin issuer”
Stated in Citation Needed article with internal citations. Multiple sources confirm Cantor's role in Tether.
“Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick transferred Cantor Fitzgerald to his two sons when accepting his White House role”
Confirmed by The Block and other sources. This is documented public record.
“The Fellowship PAC made a $300,000 independent expenditure supporting Clayton Fuller in Georgia District 14 special election, and Fuller won with 55.9% of the vote”
Citation Needed provides specific expenditure and vote share. Electoral outcome is verifiable fact.
“Fellowship PAC spent $850,000 to support Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Republican primary and $350,000 for Pete Ricketts' Nebraska campaign”
Specific expenditure amounts stated in article. Web sources confirm Fellowship's involvement in these races but do not all cite identical figures.
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