Dell awarded $9.7 billion Pentagon contract; ethics experts flag Trump stock acquisition as conflict of interest
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Maegan Vazquez
18h ago· 1 min readenNews
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Summary
Ethics experts have raised concerns about an apparent conflict of interest after former President Donald Trump acquired stock in Dell Technologies, shortly before the company was awarded a $9.7 billion Pentagon contract. Trump's recent public praise for the company, combined with his financial investment, has drawn scrutiny from ethics watchdogs who say it creates the appearance of impropriety.
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Ethics experts say Trump’s recent investments in and public praise for the tech company create the appearance of a conflict of interest.
