Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Faces Ethics Probe Over Rare Earth Minerals Deal Tied to Family Firm
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Ewan Palmer
2h ago· 3 min readenNews
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces a potential ethics violation probe after Democrats raised concerns about a $1.6 billion rare earth minerals deal announced by the Trump administration. The deal involves USA Rare Earth and has links to Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial firm previously run by Lutnick and now headed by his son, Brandon Lutnick. A group of Democrats sent a letter to Brandon Lutnick seeking answers about the investment.
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bskyCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Faces Ethics Probe Over Rare Earth Minerals Deal Tied to Family Firmthedailybeast.comKey quotes
· 1 pulledA group of Democrats has written a letter, seen by the Wall Street Journal, to Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman Brandon Lutnick, the commerce secretary's son, expressing concerns about a $1.6 billion investment the Trump administration announced in January with minerals company USA Rare Earth.
Democrats are seeking answers about a government deal linked to Howard Lutnick.
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