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Reporter at Forbes • Investigating how Donald Trump turns political power into personal profit, as well as other stories at the intersection of money and politics

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · May 11
🚨 NEW: Trump's biggest lesson from his first term?

He left money on the table.

He's returned to the White House with three new ways—all easier and faster than booking a hotel room—for allies, favor-seekers and foreigners to funnel money to the US president.

me, for @forbes.com

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Truth Social, the $Trump meme coin and World Liberty Financial Give Supporters And Favor Seekers New Ways To Pay Trump
Foreign firms, crypto whales and political allies are using Trump’s newest ventures to route millions into companies he profits from while in office.
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The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA BECKLEY DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, V. JAMES C. JUSTICE, II, and CATHY L. JUSTICE Defendants. Case No. 5:25-cv- COMPLAINT FOR FEDERAL TAXES The United States of America, at the request of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, a delegate of the Secretary of Treasury, and at the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, brings this action to collect the unpaid federal income tax assessments, including statutory additions, owed by Defendants James C. Justice, II, and Cathy L. Justice. Jurisdiction and Venue The Plaintiff is the United States of America. ri The Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1340, and 1345 and 26 U.S.C. § 7402. Venue is proper in the Southern District of West Virginia pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §$ 1391 and 1396. Defendants James C. Justice, II, and Cathy L. Justice, reside in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, which is also where the tax liabilities at issue accrued. Upon information and belief, the Taxpayer Defendants, James C. Justice, II, and Cathy L. Justice, maintain an address in Lewisburg, West Virginia. I: Collect Federal Income Tax Assessments against Defendants A delegate of the Secretary of Treasury properly and timely made income tax assessments against Defendants James C. Justice, II, and Cathy L. Justice as follows: Assessment Type Tax Period Ending Dates of Assessments Amounts of Assessments Outstanding Balance (as of Aug. 4, 2025) Income Tax (Form 1040) 12/31/2009 11/25/2015 $319,683.00 $32,445,072.00 $5,164,739.75 6. Penalties and interest have accrued according to law on the unpaid balance of assessments set forth in Paragraph 5, and will continue to accrue until paid in full. A delegate of the Secretary of the Treasury gave notice of the tax assessments set forth in Paragraph 5, to Defendants James C. Justice, II, and Cathy L. Justice, and made demand for payment of those assessments. Despite notice and demand for payment of the assessments set forth in Paragraph 5, Defendants James C. Justice, II, and Cathy L. Justice have neglected or refused to make full payment of those assessments to the United States. 9. As of August 4, 2025, with respect to the assessments described in Paragraph 5, Defendants James C. Justice, II, and Cathy L. Justice are indebted to the United States in the amount of $5,164,739.75 for federal income taxes, penalties, and interest, plus statutory additions accruing after that date as provided by law for the 2009 tax year.
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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“I’m sorry this had to happen. If you want to know why, look at my ChatGPT.”
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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US Treasury imposed a penalty of $4,677,552 on a US person, acting through Atlanta, Georgia real estate company King Holdings LLC in 2023-2024, for violating OFAC's Russia sanctions by mortgaging, renovating & selling property owned by a blocked individual
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November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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On media day, I asked Kysha what it was like coming into this tight Spirit squad:

“I called my mom and I was like ‘damn, why didn’t you tell me I have a lot of sisters in Washington?’”
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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“Will Bitcoin’s Dive Threaten Michael Saylor’s Strategy?”

(His approach has been adopted, in part, by Trump Media.)

Nina Bambysheva for @forbes.com
Will Bitcoin’s Dive Threaten Michael Saylor’s Strategy?
When your entire corporate game plan and the investor base you’ve cultivated revolves around the rising price of bitcoin, a 35% tumble in a month is cause for alarm.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
🛢️ Trump’s offshore drilling plan draws bipartisan pushback
🚘 Fuzzy prospects for Tesla’s electric Cybercab
☀️ Using AI to optimize residential battery and solar power systems #oil #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
New Offshore Drilling Plan Gets Bipartisan Pushback
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at the fuzzy prospects for Tesla’s electric Cybercab and using AI to optimize residential battery and solar systems
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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Forbes raised questions about the massive funding round metaverse-turned-AI firm #Napster announced as a done deal in January. The money is never coming, the company said Thursday.

With @iainmartin.bsky.social for @forbes.com:

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Napster Said It Raised $3 Billion From A Mystery Investor. Now That Investor Is Gone
Forbes raised questions about a massive funding round metaverse-turned-AI firm Napster supposedly raised in January. The money is never coming, the company said Thursday.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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ICYMI, last week's edition of my newsletter talked about why LLMs are vulnerable to poetic attacks, how seaweed might be a better way to harvest rare earths and why learning a second language is good for you.

Subscribe so you don't miss the next one!

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November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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New 1100 Pennsylvania is out—and it’s loaded:

💰A Trump crypto partner’s SEC filing doesn’t match its own internal email.💰

Plus: LIV payouts, DJT stock, Maldives tokens & more.

Free—please read and share. Thanks!
Exclusive: Trump crypto partner may have violated SEC rules
News on the return of Donald Trump's for-profit presidency
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November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Metaverse startup Napster earlier this year claimed to have raised a massive $3 billion round from one, unnamed investor, valuing it at $12 billion. Now it claims the money never landed and its working with law enforcement as a “victim of misconduct”.
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Napster Said It Raised $3 Billion From A Mystery Investor. Now That Investor Is Gone
Forbes raised questions about a massive funding round metaverse-turned-AI firm Napster supposedly raised in January. The money is never coming, the company said Thursday.
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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“Newsmax Set Out To Be QVC For Senior Citizens. Then Came Trump.”

@ebakerwhite.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Newsmax Set Out To Be QVC For Senior Citizens. Then Came Trump.
For years, the company has sold everything from supplements to annuities to controversial health and finance advice. Will that business live on in the era of Trump?
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November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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In Sept., the IRS granted tax-exempt status to the Donald Trump Mount Rushmore Memorial Legacy

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Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Tax Exempt and Government Entities P.O. Box 2508 Cincinnati, OH 45201 DONALD TRUMP MOUNT RUSHMORE MEMORIAL LEGACY 2805 S PRAIRIE AVE SIOUX FALLS, SD 57105 Date: 09/08/2025 Employer ID number: 33-4047311 Person to contact: Name: Julia Scott ID number: 4564334 Telephone: (877) 829-5500 Accounting period ending: February 28 Form 990/990-EZ/990-N required: Yes Effective date of exemption: February 26, 2025 Contribution deductibility: No Addendum applies: No Dear Applicant: We determined you're exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(4). This letter could help resolve questions on your exempt status. If we indicated that you're required to file an annual information return, you must file one of the following: • Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax • Form 990-EZ, Short Form Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax • Form 990-N, Electronic Notice, e-Postcard for Tax-Exempt Organizations Not Required to File Form 990 or Form 990EZ. If you don't file a required return or notice for three consecutive years, your exempt status will be automatically revoked. What you should know If we indicated at the top of this letter that an addendum applies, the enclosed addendum is an integral part of this letter. Where to find more information For important information about your responsibilities as a tax-exempt organization: • Visit IRS.gov/charities • Read Publication 4221-NC, Compliance Guide for Tax-Exempt Organizations (Other than 501(c)(3) Public Charities and Private Foundations) Find tax forms or publications by visiting IRS.gov/forms or calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676). Keep a copy of this letter for your records. Sincerely, Stephen A. Martin Director, Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements Letter 948 (Rev
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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RNC dropped $45,000 at Trump Doral in October.

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A screenshot of the FEC report
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Good for her. Been pitching Forbes to run a nude portrait of me for months.
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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“The operator cited the government shutdown as a reason for the delay, without further explanation.”
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules With Filing On CEO
One of Trump's key business partners told the SEC it suspended its CEO in mid-October. Internal records suggest he was on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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My newsletter Overmatter has always been free.

So if you are interested in what to do when chatbots go awry in mental health, then head on over....
natashaloder.bsky.social Natasha Loder @natashaloder.bsky.social · 1d
This week I have written about what goes wrong when chatbots engage with people with poor mental health and how we should think about the problem.

Chatbots behaving badly, by @natashaloder open.substack.com/pub/overmatt...
Chatbots behaving badly
The world needs better insight on how LLMs are handling mental health crises
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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At least no one was dumb enough to change the corporate name to…
adamjkucharski.bsky.social Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 1d
Turns out interest in Metaverse had about a ~9 month half life.
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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When Charlie Kirk died, MAGA leaders promised it would unify the base, while rallying millions of previous skeptics to the fascist cause.

Neither has happened.

Even better, Kirk's death is causing MAGA infighting that is tearing at the seams.

www.salon.com/2025/11/24/c...
Charlie Kirk's death is tearing MAGA apart - Salon.com
The killing of the Turning Point USA founder didn’t unify the base — it triggered infighting
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November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Meta’s data-center accounting gets the Jon Weil treatment:

It’s “financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet. That outcome looks too good to be true, and it probably is.”

@wsj.com $META
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November 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Everything wrong with political journalism in one graf. This is not a policy proposal that exists but that doesn’t matter, what matters is that someone “won” by asking it bsky.app/profile/larr...
larryglickman.bsky.social Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 13h
What a strange framing and characterization. How does one describe his blatantly dishonest, racist question about taxes as “press[ing] the Mayor-elect on his policy proposals”? In what way does this lying troll emerge as a “winner“?
One immediate winner to emerge from the encounter has been Jack Posobiec, a far-right podcaster and activists who was recently credentialed as a member of the White House press pool. As Mr. Trump and Mr. Mamdani fielded questions from reporters, Mr. Posobiec, pressed the mayor-elect on his campaign policy proposals, asking whether Mr. Mamdani intended to increase property taxes for “white people” in New York City.
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Montgomery County Native and Good Counsel Alumna Midge Purce Wins NWSL Championship With Gotham FC

Click below for full article.

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Montgomery County Native Midge Purce Wins NWSL Championship With Gotham FC - The MoCo Show
Good Counsel alumna and Silver Spring native Margaret “Midge” Purce capped off a remarkable comeback season by helping lead Gotham FC to a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit in […]
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November 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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“Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke”

@davidfrum.bsky.social for @theatlantic.com
Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke
What the Georgia representative learned in Washington
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November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM