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America First Audit

About this audit and its evidence

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

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Oldest to latest by event date. Each stop is one dated case.

BitMEX Corporate and Founder Pardons

unresolved
Promised
Trump publicly promised a more favorable federal posture toward cryptocurrency and criticized prior enforcement.Open cited record · 1 source
The record
Trump issued full pardons to HDR Global Trading, Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, Samuel Reed, and Gregory Dwyer.Open cited record · 1 sourceThe pardons covered the corporate exchange and individuals convicted of Bank Secrecy Act offenses.Open cited record · 1 source
Who gained
  • BitMEX corporate and individual pardon recipients
Who paid
Audit finding
unresolved

The pardons removed federal conviction consequences for a major crypto exchange and its executives during an administration promoting digital assets; the public record does not identify a payment-for-clemency exchange.

Causal strength: temporal association