Democrats demand information on Trump and Lutnick families' ties to critical mineral deals

Adam Schiff Accuses Trump of Being 'Laser Focused' on Enriching His Family Through $8.9 Billion in Minera

Schiff and fellow Democrats are probing $8.9 billion in mineral deals tied to the Trump or Lutnick families.

Democrats demand information on Trump and Lutnick families' ties to critical mineral deals

The senators asked the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, Interior and the Export-Import Bank to preserve all records related to those deals.

The Trump–Lutnick Mining Machine: How a $1.6 Billion Rare-Earth Deal Put Taxpayer Cash on a Conveyor Belt to the Commerce Secretary’s Family

Staff ReportSource: Congressional correspondence (Sens. Warren, Wyden, Van Hollen, Blumenthal, Schiff; Rep. Lofgren); The New York Times; U.S. Department of Commerce A potential conflict of interest has emerged regarding $1.6 billion in federal support backed by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for USA Rare Earth. The company’s private fundraising efforts were managed by Cantor Fitzgerald, the investment bank Lutnick led for decades. While…