Kenneth P. Vogel
@kenvogel
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[email protected] "DEVILS' ADVOCATES," on the foreign influence industry, is out now: https://t.co/hqzyvXtYto
Joined February 2010
Hours before the US raid in Caracas, an unknown trader on Polymarket doubled down on bets that Nicolás Maduro would be ousted. The wagers netted more than $400k, a 12-fold return — & fueled suspicions that the trader used inside knowledge of the raid.
wsj.com
The person doubled down Friday with a final bet on Polymarket at 9:58 p.m., shortly before President Trump ordered the military to strike.
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Trump's super PAC raised over $100 million between July and December, per new filings. $25 million from OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna. $20 million from the parent company of https://t.co/rRMIZnKn2H
https://t.co/VNPZ68SdGw
nytimes.com
The haul highlights how the president’s team has continued aggressive fund-raising from donors with interests before the administration.
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“Maduro got a kick out of a gift Stryk had brought—a Trump-branded chocolate bar that featured the US president's face on the wrapper... As the meeting broke, he hugged Stryk, and called him "my first ambassador to the U.S." according to Stryk…”
I’ve been reading Devils’ Advocates, Ken Vogel’s new book, and I skipped ahead this morning to read about Venezuela, Giuliani, Sargeant, Parnas, and Robert Stryk. 2/2
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Paul Manafort helped create the foreign lobbying industry. He & the industry were laid low by the Mueller probe. Now, they're both back. That & more (including Russigate, Hunter Biden, Tony Podesta & Brian Ballard) on a new episode of Wolves of K St.: https://t.co/k3WWtd0Z2W
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At least we can dispense with the ridiculous idea that Tanner McKee would be better than Jalen Hurts.
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Nice NYT story on a top @Interior appointee and her family’s undisclosed connections to a massive Nevada lithium mine. @PDInvestigates also gets a shout out for our story last month on this emerging scandal:
Quite an undisclosed conflict of interest: Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5m water-rights contract between her husband & the developers of a Nevada mine approved by @Interior, @LFFriedman reports.
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Quite an undisclosed conflict of interest: Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5m water-rights contract between her husband & the developers of a Nevada mine approved by @Interior, @LFFriedman reports.
nytimes.com
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
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TikToking about the $100m+ raised by the Trump super PAC in the 2nd half of last year, including looking at some of the donors’ interests before the Trump administration. https://t.co/LdHXCtp8Bd
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Other donors to MAGA Inc were seeking or had received nominations from Trump for themselves or their family members: ▶️Jared Isaacman (tapped as NASA head): $1m ▶️Benjamin Landa (tapped as ambassador to Hungary): $5m ▶️Elizabeth Brodie (son serving as ambassador to Hungary): $1m
NEW: The Trump-backed MAGA Inc super PAC raised $100m+ in the 2nd half of '25, including from donors with interests before him: ▶️Greg & Anna Brockman (AI policies): $25m ▶️Juul (FDA approved its vapes): $1m ▶️@Am_RightsReform (cannabis rescheduled): $1m+
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NEW: The Trump-backed MAGA Inc super PAC raised $100m+ in the 2nd half of '25, including from donors with interests before him: ▶️Greg & Anna Brockman (AI policies): $25m ▶️Juul (FDA approved its vapes): $1m ▶️@Am_RightsReform (cannabis rescheduled): $1m+
nytimes.com
The haul highlights how the president’s team has continued aggressive fund-raising from donors with interests before the administration.
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Nice job pushing Trump for details on his health — including his hearing difficulty, his swollen ankles, the bleeding/bruising on his hands & his mid-meeting dozing — from the @wsj. & props to @AnnieLinskey, who was chastised by Dems for reporting on Biden’s age related decline.
Trump says that he bruises easily because he takes 325mg of aspirin/day, & has rejected his doctors’ advice to take less. “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood,” Trump said. “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart.” https://t.co/UpFtoKKUPM
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Trump says that he bruises easily because he takes 325mg of aspirin/day, & has rejected his doctors’ advice to take less. “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood,” Trump said. “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart.” https://t.co/UpFtoKKUPM
wsj.com
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
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End of year pardon Scoop: Former Trump impeachment lawyer David Schoen is lobbying the president to free two mobsters prosecuted by Trump foe Andrew Weissmann, according to a clemency request obtained by @TheFP The latest example of convicts turning to Trump-connected
thefp.com
As pardons soar, a defender of Trump during his impeachment might help win clemency for two men because of the president’s lingering resentment of the Mueller investigation, writes Gabe Kaminsky.
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Trump tells @politico that construction of his long-teased Triumphal Arch overlooking DC will begin “sometime in the next two months.” https://t.co/85qXHsZlf9 As I previously reported, the fundraising for the arch will be conducted by a new org called Freedom 250:
politico.com
The monument would be a centerpiece of the White House’s plans for America’s 250th birthday.
NEW: Trump has a new fundraising vehicle: Freedom 250. It will raise $ for: ▶️arch overlooking DC ▶️National Garden of American Heroes ▶️prayer event on the Mall ▶️4-day competition for high school athletes @250Freedom_ is housed inside @NationalParkFdn.
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NEW: In July, ex-@ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore was sentenced to 2 years in prison + a $750k fine for her role in a bribery scheme. In November, she hired Rod Blagojevich to lobby for clemency from Trump. *Blagojevich was pardoned in February for his own corruption conviction.
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Trump's wrath: During his 2nd term, Trump has used Truth Social to call out corporations & organizations at least 177 times, per @NOTUSreports. Here are his most frequent targets, along with advice from lobbyists about how to stay out of his crosshairs. https://t.co/LlvKAJxFIG
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NYT was covering this before the influencers got there. It’s now got an electoral angle, (influencers going to MN to confront fraudsters, GOP sharing viral clips) but odd to say the NYT wasn’t covering the fraud. This story made Dems look terrible!
nytimes.com
Prosecutors say members of the Somali diaspora, a group with growing political power, were largely responsible. President Trump has drawn national attention to the scandal amid his crackdown on...
Still no coverage in NYT, WaPo, CNN, or Minneapolis Star-Tribune of massive fraud being uncovered in Minnesota. The media's willingness to ignore stories that hurt Democrats is truly astonishing.
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Dem @CongresswomanSC (Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick) stands accused of stealing $5m in federal disaster funds, & using the $ for her campaign + a 3.14-carat yellow diamond ring. Her lawyer claims the case was ginned up by “folks within the @FlaDems Party.”
politico.com
The representative has been accused of stealing $5 million in FEMA funds.
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