Wendy Siegelman

@wendysiegelman.bsky.social

Independent journalist covering Trmp, kleptocracy, far-right networks, OSINT, bylines Daily Beast, Guardian, Buzzfeed, Byline Times, footnote in Senate Intel Russia report, subscribe to http://NewsTRACS.com, tips: [email protected]

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NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.

propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
@chriscook.newsReposted by @wendysiegelman.bsky.social

A big new story from us: a big new leak means that we can put numbers on the scale of A7 -- the Kremlin's huge money-laundering machine. $6.9bn laundered through the international banking system via SWIFT, with $1.1bn sent to StanChart alone. www.ft.com/content/3848...

@icij.orgReposted by @wendysiegelman.bsky.social

A company linked to a major donor for President Donald Trump's $350 million White House ballroom project received authorization from the Treasury Department to complete an acquisition involving a sanctioned Russian bank, according to public records. buff.ly/drBjmRR

@barbmcquade.bsky.socialReposted by @wendysiegelman.bsky.social

Trump‘s cash gifts to government employees, violate ethics rules, which exist to promote loyalty to the United States over loyalty to one person. He doesn’t get to break the law just because cash bonuses were “his longtime practice” in the private sector.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp, two other close aidesFinancial disclosures show the sums were equivalent to nearly one-third of each of their salaries. Experts say the gifts are without precedent and may violate the law.
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NEW: In a White House meeting this spring, Rubio brought up Alejandro Betancourt as an oil partner in Venezuela. Then US officials pressed Switzerland and UK to ease or drop travel restrictions and investigations into him. UK was reluctant but agreed. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/w...

nytimes.comAlejandro Betancourt, Trump’s Partner in Venezuelan Oil Deal, Has Faced Investigations (Gift Article)Alejandro Betancourt has been targeted by multiple investigations. Now he’s the U.S. government’s unrivaled partner in President Trump’s bid to control Venezuelan oil resources.
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