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Trump bought as much as $5 million in Axon stock before ICE sought $220 million Taser deal
President Donald Trump bought as much as $5 million in shares of Axon Enterprise — maker of Tasers, body cameras and policing software — two weeks before Immigration and Customs Enforcement sought a five-year, $220 million contract that experts told CNBC appeared tailored to the company’s weapons.On Feb. 10, Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million worth of Axon stock, according to federal disclosures he filed in May. On Feb. 24, ICE posted a notice seeking roughly 17,800 new Tasers, along with unlimited cartridges and training.
The White House has said Trump’s assets are held in a trust managed by his children and that Trump’s investments are managed by independent third-party firms, not Trump or his family.
“There are no conflicts of interest,” (gaslighting) spokesperson Anna Kelly told CNBC, calling the scrutiny a “tired narrative” pushed by Democrats. (She might have well of said D's have TDS.)
Trump bought as much as $5 million in Axon stock before ICE sought $220 million Taser deal
Axon Enterprise has ramped up lobbying in Congress on federal law-enforcement technology as ICE pursues a potential $220 million Taser deal.
It's usually after rampant corruption, or illegality, or unethical acts, or incompetence is repeatedly exposed by a trump critic that his defenders trot out the TDS allegation. It's a pathetic substitute for actual refutation. Cuz there is none. The POTUS is using inside information to enrich himself. Full stop.
The Right spent months ineffectually trying to pin something like this on Biden. There were congressional hearings. Witnesses were called to testify. Tables were pounded, accusations were made. No evidence was found. Where are Jim Jordan and James Comer now?