Trump’s Gift to the Money Launderers:
Treasury isn’t merely shutting down an anti-corruption database. It’s deleting the data so future investigators can’t use it.
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Now this is Poland leveling this accusation, a NATO ally with which the current administration has a strong working relationship. Murdering Americans on European soil doesn't very peace-minded to me. Was this part of the "spirit of Anchorage"? https://t.co/YZMqc7vbBy
Treasury deleting the beneficial ownership info it already gathered is utterly crazy. This database was not public -- it was just for law enforcement to use in investigating crimes. It's like Trump ordering the deletion of the FBI's fingerprint database. 3/
I helped pass this law in 2020. It's purpose is to prevent drug traffickers, Russian & Chinese kleptocrats, and other international criminals from setting up anonymously owned companies to hide their money in the US. Trump's Treasury Dept. is doing this to help criminals. 1/
every once in a while, i think i have seen almost everything on the internet. then i find a guy who takes his cat rock climbing and makes instructional videos about the cats technique.
the internet remains undefeated.
Russian milbloggers say there are no serious military targets in Kyiv, and the strikes are mostly for show to pressure civilians until they break and demand a "deal".
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Pentagon to step down as leader of Ukraine Security Assistance Group, which has played a central role in equipping and training Ukraine's armed forces, - Politico
The leadership will be taken over by a NATO country, and the transfer will take up to a year. One Ukrainian official said the move has more advantages than disadvantages for Ukraine.
At the same time, Kyiv is concerned that incorporating the command into NATO's complex bureaucratic structure could slow down the delivery of aid to the front lines.
"No one can replace the American capabilities of satellite reconnaissance, targeting and logistical capabilities provided by heavy US transport aircraft," the Ukrainian official said.