Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate

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(ProPublica) Thousands of companies are jockeying for billions of dollars in Defense Department contracts to build a shield designed to intercept and destroy missiles launched against the United States.

But amid the intense competition, a handful of firms have an important inside connection.

At least four of the companies awarded contracts so far are owned by Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm founded by billionaire Steve Feinberg, who until last year ran the company and is now the deputy secretary of defense — the second-highest-ranking official in the Pentagon.

Feinberg oversees the office in charge of the Golden Dome for America project, which is modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. ....................(more)

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-financial-disclosures-steve-feinberg

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1. Companion piece: Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees

https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/

Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their debts, among other things.

by Al Shaw and Brandon Roberts March 5, 2026

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2. (With hands on chest) I am so, SO shocked by this!!

I just never expected this from a Trump administration .