Financial Capture
The Financial Capture capture lane traces 838 verified events documenting this mechanism of institutional capture.
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-18 | GSA Seeks to Outsource $110 Billion Federal Procurement to AI Systems General Services Administration · Tech companies · Defense contractors | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-15 | FHFA Director Pulte Uses Mortgage Data to Target Fed Governor Lisa Cook William Pulte · Lisa Cook · Federal Reserve · fhfa · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-13 | Treasury Secretary Bessent Violates Ethics Agreement, Retains Millions in Conflicted Assets Scott Bessent · Office of Government Ethics · Department of the Treasury | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-11 | Military preparing to activate hundreds of D.C. National Guard members Donald Trump · DC National Guard · West Virginia National Guard · South Carolina National Guard · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-11 | Trump Opens $12.5 Trillion in Retirement Savings to Cryptocurrency and Private Equity Risk Donald Trump · U.S. Department of Labor · Cryptocurrency industry · Private Equity Industry | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-10 | About 120 FBI agents assigned to patrol Washington, D.C. streets Donald Trump · Federal Bureau of Investigation · DC Metropolitan Police | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-08 | EPA Terminates Union Contracts Following Appellate Stays U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · AFGE Council 238 (8,000+ EPA workers) · Justin Chen (AFGE Council 238 President) · Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-08 | White House announces increased federal law-enforcement presence in Washington, D.C. Trump Administration · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Marshals Service · Federal Protective Service | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-07 | GSA enters $1B OneGov cloud agreement with AWS General Services Administration · AWS | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-07 | Trump Signs Executive Order Prohibiting 'Debanking' Based on Political Views Donald Trump · White House · Federal Reserve · FDIC · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-06 | Trump announces federal takeover of DC police citing Coristine attack Donald Trump · DC Police Department · National Guard · Edward Coristine | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-05 | Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Parts of California's Deepfake Laws Federal Judge · X/Twitter · California | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-04 | Ex-DOGE worker Coristine attacked, Trump threatens federal DC takeover Edward Coristine · Donald Trump · DC Metropolitan Police · National Guard | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-01 | Pfizer CEO attending $25 million fundraiser at Trump's golf club after president demands drug price cuts, sources say Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-30 | Trump to Host 2026 G20 Summit at Doral Resort, Reviving Controversial Hosting Attempt Donald Trump · Kevin Hassett · Scott Bessent | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-26 | DOGE Uses AI to Target Elimination of 50% of Federal Regulations Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Elon Musk · Department of Government Efficiency | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-23 | Columbia agrees to $200 million fine to settle fight with Trump Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-23 | Senate Investigation Reveals Epstein's Billion-Dollar Russian Bank Transfers Linked to Trafficking U.S. Senate Finance Committee · Ron Wyden · U.S. Treasury Department · Jeffrey Epstein · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-18 | Trump signs landmark GENIUS Act, establishing first federal stablecoin regulatory framework Donald Trump · Trump Administration · World Liberty Financial | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-10 | White House Officials Own Cryptocurrency Assets in Proposed National Crypto Reserve Donald Trump · Ian Kelley · White House Staff | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-02 | Trump’s finances were shaky. Then he began to capitalize on his comeback Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-01 | DOGE Pushes SEC to Loosen Wall Street Regulations on SPACs and Reporting Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Department of Government Efficiency · Securities and Exchange Commission | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-30 | Federal Judiciary Admits Systemic Failure in Presidential Accountability Mechanisms Federal Judiciary Leadership · Chief Justice · Judicial Conference · Senate Judiciary Committee | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-30 | Federal Judiciary Develops New Constitutional Enforcement Mechanisms Federal Judiciary · Judicial Conference · Administrative Office of U.S. Courts · Department of Justice | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-30 | Kristi Noem Secretly Took $80,000 from Dark Money Group Without Disclosure Kristi Noem · Trevor Stanley · American Resolve Policy Fund | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate Passes $4.5 Trillion Tax Cuts with $1 Trillion Medicaid Cuts, 12 Million to Lose Insurance United States Senate · J.D. Vance · Ron Wyden · Congressional Budget Office | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-26 | Brookings warns on legal limits of putting soldiers on Los Angeles streets Brookings Institution · Legal scholars · U.S. Department of Defense · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-25 | FHFA Directs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Consider Cryptocurrency as Mortgage Assets Donald Trump · William J. Pulte · Fannie Mae · Freddie Mac · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-21 | Trump systematically dismantles post-Watergate institutional safeguards Donald Trump · Trump Administration · U.S. Supreme Court · U.S. Congress · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-20 | Trump Family Launches World Liberty Financial Cryptocurrency Venture Donald Trump · Barron Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-19 | Trump Company Reduces Stake in Crypto Venture World Liberty Financial Donald Trump · Eric Trump · Zach Witkoff · Justin Sun · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-16 | Trump Media seeks SEC approval for bitcoin and ethereum ETF Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Crypto.com · Yorkville America Digital | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-15 | Federal Judicial System Faces Unprecedented Integrity Challenge Margaret Satterthwaite · UN Special Rapporteur · Supreme Court Justices · Sen. Cory Booker · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-15 | Trump Military Parade Sponsored by Companies with Close Political Ties, Raising Ethical Concerns Donald Trump · Norman Eisen · Dana White | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-15 | Trump Officials' Extensive Financial Conflicts Exposed in Comprehensive Report Donald Trump · Pam Bondi · Sean Duffy · Lori Chavez-DeRemer · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-13 | Trump Discloses $57 Million in Crypto Earnings from World Liberty Financial Donald Trump · Trump Administration · World Liberty Financial | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-12 | Senator Alex Padilla Forcibly Removed and Handcuffed by FBI Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) · DHS Secretary Kristi Noem · FBI police officers · U.S. Secret Service · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-09 | USNI: Marines deploy to downtown Los Angeles Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth · 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines · U.S. Northern Command · Task Force 51 · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-06 | Labor Leader David Huerta Arrested During Federal Operation David Huerta · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · SEIU · Federal Law Enforcement | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-05 | This is how much Trump has made from crypto—so far Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-03 | Trump's Truth Social Takes Step Toward Launching Bitcoin ETF with NYSE Arca Filing Donald Trump · Trump Media & Technology Group · Yorkville America Digital · Foris DAX Trust Company · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-29 | Trump Administration Implements Loyalty Tests for Federal Hiring Donald Trump · White House · Office of Personnel Management | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-28 | Trump Administration Axes Biden-Era Barrier for Crypto in 401(k) Plans Donald Trump · Trump Administration · U.S. Department of Labor | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-28 | Who won a seat at Trump's crypto dinner? Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Justin Sun · Foreign Cryptocurrency Investors | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-27 | Trump pardons reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-25 | As Trumps monetize presidency, profits outstrip protests Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-22 | FTC probes Media Matters over Musk's X boycott claims, document shows Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-22 | Trump Hosts Private Memecoin Investor Dinner Amid Foreign Investment Controversy Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Sandy Carter · Lamar Odom · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-22 | Witkoff & Trump: Crypto Deal Blends Diplomatic Access with Financial Venture Donald Trump · Eric Trump · Steve Witkoff · Zach Witkoff · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-21 | Eric Trump breaks ground on $1.5 billion resort in tariffed country Eric Trump · Trump Organization · Vietnamese government | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-21 | Trump Administration Officially Accepts $400-500 Million Luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar as Air Force One Gift, Sparking Constitutional Crisis Over Foreign Emoluments and Bribery Donald Trump · Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Chuck Schumer · +10 | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-19 | Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Before Trump's Tariff Announcement, Revealing Potential Insider Trading Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Sean Duffy · Transportation Department | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-15 | Donald Trump Jr.'s transformation into Washington power broker Donald Trump · Donald Trump Jr. · Eric Trump · Zach Witkoff | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-15 | Political committees have spent $675K at Trump properties since Trump's reelection Donald Trump · Republican National Committee · Republican House Representatives | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-14 | Trump Commerce Secretary's Crypto Firm Ties to El Salvador Reveal Complex Business Networks Donald Trump · Howard Lutnick · Brandon Lutnick · Bo Hines | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-14 | Trump’s Middle East visit comes as his family deepens its business, crypto ties in the region Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-12 | Elon Musk's Boring Company Enters Negotiations for $8.5B Amtrak Tunnel Project Elon Musk · Donald Trump · Federal Railroad Administration · Amtrak | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-07 | Supreme Court Confronts Systemic Emoluments Violations U.S. Supreme Court · Department of Justice · Executive Branch | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-07 | Trump Administration Moves to Eliminate Space and Rocket Launch Environmental Research Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Elon Musk · SpaceX | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-07 | U.S. Pushes Nations Facing Tariffs to Approve Musk's Starlink Donald Trump · Elon Musk · Marco Rubio · State Department Officials | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-06 | US SEC's new chief says 15% of staff have left, contract cuts to come Donald Trump · Trump Administration · SEC Chairman | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-01 | At a Dubai conference, Trump’s conflicts take center stage Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-01 | Operation At Large launches with 5,000 federal agents and 21,000 National Guard proposed deployment Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · National Guard · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Kristi Noem · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-29 | Federal Watchdog Reveals Dozens of Inquiries Into Trump's Withholding of Funds Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Russ Vought · U.S. Government Accountability Office · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-29 | Tether Gains Political Influence Amid Trump Administration's Crypto Expansion Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Bo Hines · Howard Lutnick · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-29 | Trump's World Liberty Financial Reveals Major Foreign Crypto Investments Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Justin Sun · Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-28 | Tesla May Dodge Over $1 Billion in Regulatory Fines Due to Trump Administration Influence Donald Trump · Elon Musk · Richard Blumenthal · Edward Markey | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-25 | Trump's Meme Coin Dinner Contest Generates $900,000 in Insider Profits Donald Trump · Trump Administration · CIC Digital · Austin Ryan | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-24 | Indicted 'Bitcoin Jesus' Pays Roger Stone $600,000 to Lobby Against Tax Charges Roger Ver · Roger Stone · Donald Trump · Department of Justice | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-24 | Musk Associates Monetize Access to Private Tech Company Stakes Elon Musk · Antonio Gracias · UBS Wealth Management · Valor Equity Partners | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-23 | Trump offers private dinner to top 220 investors in his memecoin Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Cryptocurrency Investors · Sean Casten · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-22 | Coordinated Constitutional Challenge Filed American Civil Liberties Union · Protect Democracy · State Attorney Generals · League of Women Voters | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-22 | Crypto ally Paul Atkins sworn in to replace Gary Gensler atop U.S. SEC Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Paul Atkins · Gary Gensler · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-22 | Federal Courts Reach Impasse on Presidential Emoluments Enforcement D.C. Circuit Court · 4th Circuit Court · Department of Justice · U.S. Congress | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-22 | Trump Media Finalizes Crypto ETF Deal with Crypto.com and Yorkville Digital Donald Trump · Devin Nunes · Kris Marszalek · Trump Media & Technology Group · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-21 | Circle, BitGo, Coinbase Pursue US Bank Charters Under Trump's Pro-Crypto Agenda Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Circle Internet Financial · BitGo Inc. · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-21 | Trump drops or pauses cases against 17 corporations that funded his inauguration Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-20 | Schedule F Implementation Deadline: Systematic Federal Workforce Reclassification Office of Personnel Management · Federal Agencies · Trump Administration · Federal Workforce | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-17 | Mass Layoffs Hit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Judicial Intervention Emerges Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Amy Berman Jackson · Gavin Kliger · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-16 | Elon Musk installed his top lieutenants at a federal agency you probably haven’t heard of Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-16 | Under Trump, consumer watchdog to slash industry supervision Donald Trump · Elon Musk · Russell Vought · National Treasury Employees Union · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-14 | Greene bought market dip before Trump paused tariffs, profiting from the rally Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Marjorie Taylor Greene | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-14 | Pulte Appoints 1789 Capital's Omeed Malik to Fannie Mae Board; Nominating/Governance Committee Seat Paired with FHFA Director as Chair Omeed Malik · Bill Pulte · Donald Trump Jr. · 1789 Capital · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-12 | Trump Family Launches Comprehensive $5B Cryptocurrency Empire Donald Trump · Eric Trump · Donald Trump Jr. · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-11 | Binance seeks to curb U.S. oversight while in deal talks with Trump’s crypto company Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-11 | CFPB Dismisses Lawsuit Against Comerica Bank Over Federal Benefits Card Program Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Rohit Chopra · Comerica Bank · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-11 | Musk's DOGE Team Gains Control of Federal Payment System Elon Musk · Department of Government Efficiency · David Lebryk · Chuck Schumer · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-10 | Federal Judges Establish Precedent for Presidential Accountability Federal Judiciary · U.S. Supreme Court · Department of Justice · Rebecca Slaughter · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-10 | Fired US Federal Trade Commissioners Sound Alarm on Potential Data Access Misuse Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Elon Musk · Rebecca Slaughter · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-10 | Judicial System Struggles with Presidential Accountability Mechanisms Federal Circuit Courts · Department of Justice · Presidential Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-10 | Mass Judicial Removal Attempt Triggers Constitutional Emergency Trump Administration · Federal Judiciary · Department of Justice · White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-08 | Justice Department Disbands National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team Donald Trump · Todd Blanche · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-05 | Trump family’s cash registers ring as financial meltdown plays out Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-04 | World Liberty Financial Sells $25 Million in Tokens Days Before DOJ Crypto Unit Disbanded Trump Family · World Liberty Financial · DWF Labs · Department of Justice · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-03 | Resistance is futile, make a deal: Trump's tariff message to the world Donald Trump · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-02 | DOT announces enforcement grace period for new emissions standards Department of Transportation · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-02 | Two more law firms reach deals with Trump to avoid executive orders: 'they're all bending' Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Scott Edelman · Milbank LLP | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-01 | Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's Mansion Set on Fire, Family Forced to Flee Josh Shapiro (Governor, victim) · Unknown arsonist | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-01 | Rural internet program on hold as Musk's satellites get new consideration Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Elon Musk · U.S. Department of Commerce · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-01 | State Department plans $400 million payment to Tesla after regulatory firings State Department · Tesla · Elon Musk · Donald Trump | confirmed |