Eric Lipton
@EricLiptonNYT
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Investigative reporter NYT. Helping cover President Trump-without fear or favor. I write about people and power.
Washington, DC
Joined September 2011
As a reminder. I don't really do Twitter anymore. Cause I write about Elon. You can find my work and what I am tracking at @ericlipton.nytimes.com on Bluesky.
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Howard Lutnick has reportedly promoted projects as commerce secretary that his kids are benefitting from in business. Strong story by @EricLiptonNYT, @mrothfeld, @yaffebellany and @AnaSwanson of the @nytimes
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Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects. His family companies are profiting from them.
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"The proposal...reflects the unprecedented role the president’s sons are playing, not only as supporters of their father’s policies but also as investors in ventures selling to agencies their father controls." Via @EricLiptonNYT
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"Unusual Machines gave Donald Trump Jr. 200,000 shares of its stock late last year...now worth about $2.6 million" https://t.co/tCsdZfjWdd
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A small company that has been manufacturing motors domestically for only a few weeks and has Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser won a parts order from the Army.
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“Don Jr. … has become part of the famed Beltway military-industrial complex, even as his father is setting policy priorities that are likely to benefit the companies he has invested in,” @EricLiptonNYT reports: https://t.co/BBBZeAuTgm
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A small company that has been manufacturing motors domestically for only a few weeks and has Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser won a parts order from the Army.
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NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Sept 19 2025 EXCERPTS FROM A RECORDING RELATED TO SPACEX STARSHIP AND ITS STATUS IN TERMS OF BEING READY FOR ARTEMIS III MISSION AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HUMAN LANDER SYSTEM
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Steve Witkoff's Public Financial Disclosure form, which he filed late, is unsigned by any ethics official. It also falsely states Witkoff held no federal position before June of this year. He did not divest from relevant assets before he started his diplomatic job, as he was
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It's absolutely insane that this @nytimes article would quote Doug Loverro saying "I was not firm enough in pushing what I should have pushed" when in fact the reason he abruptly left NASA in May 2020 (after just 6 months on the job) was that he was caught providing illicit
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It's absolutely insane that this @nytimes article would quote Doug Loverro saying "I was not firm enough in pushing what I should have pushed" when in fact the reason he abruptly left NASA in May 2020 (after just 6 months on the job) was that he was caught providing illicit
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@CJHandmer @nytimes @EricLiptonNYT Casey is a world-class expert in this space, and he thinks you utterly botched this story. Care to respond?
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Trevor donated $1.8M to Trump, then hired Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother to represent him case dropped
The SEC has dropped their case against me with prejudice. 5 years of outright lies by the media, corrupt prosecutors, former Nikola executives and short sellers is finally over. They falsely indicted me, silenced me, deleted my flowers including here on x, stole my company,
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An @nytimes investigation finds staggering levels of insider dealing: The Trump administration confers benefits on the UAE (despite security concerns) as the UAE confers riches on the Trump family.
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A lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.
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Reporter: Should a president in office be engaged in so much business activity? Trump: I'm not, my kids are running the business. Where are you from? Reporter: Australian broadcasting corporation Trump: You’re hurting Australia very much right now. And they want to get along
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A necessary read: Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches. https://t.co/BEXqdtQTA8 via @NYTimes
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A lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.
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US NatSec experts were concerned the Trump administration's deal to give UAE our best AI chips would end up helping China. These experts were sidelined or even fired. Instead, Trump took $2 billion from UAE and gave them exactly what they wanted... $WLFI @worldlibertyfi
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The Trump family got a $2 billion deposit into their crypto company, the UAE got a huge amount of restricted AI chips despite security concerns. Our story about how how business is being done, and influence gained, in the second Trump administration.
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A lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.
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In May, the Trump crypto start-up @worldlibertyfi announced a UAE investment of $2B. 2 weeks later, the WH agreed to allow the UAE access to coveted AI chips. The 2 deals are more connected than previously known, spurring conflict of interest concerns.
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A lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.
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Incredible reporting here by NYT. That Loomer makes an appearance is remarkable.
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A lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.
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Opinion | Casey Michel writes that a UAE crypto and chip deal shows Trump using the presidency for profit and putting America in danger.
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Casey Michel writes that a UAE crypto and chip deal shows Trump using the presidency for profit and putting America in danger.
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In Giant Deals, U.A.E. Got Chips, and Trump Team Got Crypto Riches - The New York Times
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A lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.
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If this is true, this is the largest public corruption scandal in the history of the United States and it's not even close. https://t.co/OCCBNAhBeC
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