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Bondi sold at least $1 million in Trump Media shares on "Liberation Day," documents show

By Jacob Rosen
May 15, 2025 / 12:12 AM EDT / CBS News

Attorney General Pam Bondi sold at least $1 million worth of shares in the company that owns Truth Social on the same day that President Trump announced his sweeping tariff measures, a government ethics transaction report shows.

Bondi's stake in the company, Trump Media, was worth somewhere between $1 million and $5.5 million at the time of the sale, which occurred on April 2, the day Mr. Trump dubbed "Liberation Day" in which he announced his wide-ranging tariffs on goods imported from all foreign countries, according to the document obtained Wednesday by CBS News.

The day after the sale, the stock's value dropped more than ten percent before recovering. Trump Media's stock sold for $52 at its highest but closed at $26 per share on Wednesday.

In a December financial disclosure, Bondi said that she held stock in Trump Media that was worth over $3.9 million at the time, shares that she received as compensation for consulting services for the company.

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to questions about the sale and its timing, which was first reported by ProPublica.

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FAA has used eBay and 3D printers to replace parts, Duffy says

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Federal Aviation Administration has resorted to buying replacement parts on eBay and making new parts with 3D printers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told lawmakers Thursday — as the air safety system draws scrutiny for decades-old technology and persistent staffing problems.

"We do try to buy replacement parts on eBay for this really old equipment," Duffy told members of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Thursday. "Sometimes, we can't even buy it on eBay, so we're trying to use 3D printing to craft replacement parts for the system that...
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Ukraine to attend peace talks as US says Trump and Putin needed for breakthrough

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Marco Rubio says the "only way we’re going to have a breakthrough here is between President Trump and President Putin".
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FBI folds public corruption squad that aided Jack Smith's Trump investigations

  • News source: Ryan J. Reilly | NBC News
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The FBI’s Washington Field Office is folding its federal public corruption squad, the same unit that aided Jack Smith’s special counsel investigation into President Donald Trump, three people familiar with the matter tell NBC News.

The field office has three units that work on public corruption issues, but this one — known internally as "CR15" — was deeply involved in the bureau’s "Arctic Frost" investigation, which was the precursor to the Smith probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results by Trump and his allies. That investigation...
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Trump weighs in on SCOTUS birthright citizenship case: 'The dysfunction of America'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump weighed in on the birthright citizenship case being argued in front of the Supreme Court Thursday, insisting the law originally was intended to benefit the descendants of slaves, not illegal immigrants.

"Birthright Citizenship was not meant for people taking vacations to become permanent Citizens of the United States of America, and bringing their families with them, all the time laughing at the ‘SUCKERS’ that we are!" Trump wrote in a post Thursday morning on his Truth Social platform as the arguments were being heard. "The...
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UAE's president bestows highest civilian honor on Trump

  • News source: FOX News
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The leader of the United Arab Emirates gifted President Donald Trump his country’s highest civilian honor on Thursday.

"In recognition of President Donald Trump’s exceptional efforts to strengthen the longstanding ties of friendship and strategic partnership between the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America, I am honored to announce that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan bestows the Order of Zayed upon President Trump," a woman was heard before Trump was presented the award.

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...
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Social media giant hit with scathing ad campaign amid anger over AI chatbots sexually exploiting kids

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A nonprofit parents coalition is calling on multiple congressional committees to launch an investigation into Meta for prioritizing engagement metrics that put children's safety at risk.

The call is part of a three-pronged attack campaign by the American Parents Coalition (APC), launched Thursday. It includes a letter to lawmakers with calls for investigations, a new parental notification system to help parents stay informed on issues impacting their kids at Meta and beyond, and mobile billboards at Meta D.C. and California headquarters, calling out...
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Harvard updates lawsuit after Trump cancels additional $450M in funding

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Harvard University on Tuesday filed an update to its lawsuit against the Trump administration after another $450 million of research funding was cut.

The Ivy League school amended the lawsuit hours after the federal government’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced that eight federal agencies were terminating approximately $450 million in grants over what is described as Harvard’s "radical" and "dark problem" on campus.

"Harvard University has repeatedly failed to confront the pervasive race discrimination and anti-Semitic harassment...
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US military would be unleashed on enemy drones on the homeland if bipartisan bill passes

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Dozens of drones that traipsed over Langley Air Force base in late 2023 revealed an astonishing oversight: Military officials did not believe they had the authority to shoot down the unmanned vehicles over the U.S. homeland.

A new bipartisan bill, known as the COUNTER Act, seeks to rectify that, offering more bases the opportunity to become a "covered facility," or one that has the authority to shoot down drones that encroach on their airspace.

The new bill has broad bipartisan and bicameral support, giving it a greater chance of...
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Iran using criminal gangs for hit jobs abroad, court papers show

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Organised gangs are paid to carry out attacks and kidnappings, evidence uncovered by the BBC reveals.
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US Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's order to end birthright citizenship

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The hearing will give a sense of how the justices are thinking about a case that could have a profound impact on Trump's powers.
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Blank questions, power cuts and a suicide: Nigeria's exams fiasco

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Nearly 80% of the 1.9 million students who sat the exams did not get high enough marks to get into university.
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At least 21 killed in crash in Mexico, official says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Several other people have been injured and are receiving medical treatment, a local official says.
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Jeanine Pirro sworn in as interim US attorney

  • News source: FOX News
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Former judge Jeanine Pirro was sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

Pirro, 73, will no lead a team of attorneys in defending President Donald Trump's administration in court as well as prosecuting local crimes in the nation's capital.

"Congratulations ⁦Judge Jeanine⁩ who will soon make DC Great Again!" Sergi Gor, the director White House Office of Presidential Personnel, wrote on social media.

President Donald Trump announced he was appointing Pirro to the role last week.

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House Dems open investigation into Trump's acceptance of $400 million jet from Qatar

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: House Democrats are opening an investigation into President Donald Trump and his administration's acceptance of a $400 million private jet from the Qatari government.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, led his fellow Democrats on the panel in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House counsel David Warrington on Thursday.

They're specifically asking Bondi to hand over a reported legal memo she wrote that is meant to assert the legality of Trump accepting the plane on behalf of...
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Clinton-appointed federal judge blocks Trump admin from pulling foreign service workers' bargaining rights

  • News source: FOX News
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In a move that adds to an ever-growing stack of court interventions that have stymied the president's second-term agenda, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from targeting foreign service workers' collective bargaining rights amid an ongoing challenge against an executive order.

The American Foreign Service Association, a labor union for foreign service workers, lodged a legal challenge after President Donald Trump issued an executive order earlier this year that, according to a White House fact sheet, aimed to "end collective...
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