NEW: The Trump administration has been accusing political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence. Records show President Trump himself did the same thing. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation. “It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said. www.propublica.org/article/andr...

New: Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Horryifying. DOGE made false allegations against an Afghan man who had helped the U.S. Then the Taliban captured, blindfolded and beat his family. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Records show Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 and $5 million worth of Trump Media shares on April 2. That same day, after the market closed, Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs, sending the stock market plunging. www.propublica.org/article/pam-...

When a participant in the meeting asked him why he wouldn’t more forcefully call out Trump’s false claims about Social Security fraud, Dudek answered, “This is dealing with — have you ever worked with someone who’s manic-depressive?”

New: The evangelical pastor running a secretive influence project appears to be running a group house for lawmakers in D.C. In addition to Mike Johnson living there, Trump ally Andy Ogles has the keys. www.propublica.org/article/room... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

NEW: Sen. Joni Ernst had relationships with two military officials who lobby her committee, according to sources. “From an ethics standpoint, it’s severely problematic,” one former legislative affairs official said. www.propublica.org/article/joni...

New: DOGE is expected to examine another sensitive system at Treasury next week www.propublica.org/article/elon...

@propublica.org revealed the details of those tax breaks in 2021 www.propublica.org/article/the-...

This is significant: Lawyers at the SEC have been told they need to seek permission from the politically appointed leadership before formally launching probes. finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusi...

Donald Trump sued CBS over its editing of a Kamala Harris interview. Now Trump's new FCC chairman demanded CBS turn over the full, unedited transcript of the Harris interview, including footage from different camera angles. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

NEW: The Trump admin told a US-funded aid group that gives food & medicine to starving children in Sudan to shut down. Children would die. They’re defying the order. But the aid world is in chaos. Brett Murphy & Anna Barry-Jester: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

NEW: There have been internal concerns that Trump Media has misled investors about Truth Social's performance, a source said. But with Donald Trump, $DJT's largest shareholder, about to be president, will the SEC be up to the job of investigating? www.propublica.org/article/dona...

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Bondi was a central player in @ericliptonnyt.bsky.social's Pulitzer Prize-winning series about state AGs accepting travel/ gifts/campaign $$ from corporate interests trying to avoid scrutiny and get investigations dropped. nytimes.com/2014/10/29/u...

Now that we’re headed into a second Trump presidency, Truth Social/Trump Media has become incredibly important. $DJT’s value is in the billions - arguably Trump’s most important asset moving forward. We have been covering the company in depth. Here’s what we’ve found so far: 🧵