From crypto bro to commerce secretary pick: Howard Lutnick’s glaring conflict of interest
Trump’s choice shows how his friends and their business interests benefit from policy positions in his administration
“What deeply interests me is the interests of America.”
Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of the Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next secretary of commerce, was speaking to an audience of cryptocurrency enthusiasts last April.
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