Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion
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The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” one lobbyist said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-tariffs-exemptions-pet-lobbyists-asbestos-confusion-secrecy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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