News list for " appointee"

Trump appoints FTX prosecutor as top interim federal prosecutor in Manhattan

US President Donald Trump has appointed Danielle Sassoon as interim head of the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, with responsibility for Manhattan and surrounding areas. Sassoon led the prosecution of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, which ended in a 25-year prison sentence for Bankman-Fried. In addition, she was involved in the Department of Justice case against Terra founder Do Kwon. Sassoon is a graduate of Harvard and Yale Law School and served as the clerk to the la...

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2025-01-22 19:50:30
The White House's incoming cryptocurrency director: A new era of U.S. cryptocurrency innovation has just begun

On January 18, David Sacks, the White House AI and cryptocurrency director appointed by Trump, said that the reign of terror against cryptocurrencies is over and a new era of U.S. cryptocurrency innovation has just begun.

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2025-01-18 21:47:20
Trump appoints Stephen Miran as chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miran to chair the Council of Economic Advisers. Stephen Miran served as a senior adviser on economic policy at the Treasury Department during Trump's first term.

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2024-12-23 00:26:45
AI and crypto czar David Sacks transitions from a leadership role to a general advisor

On December 21st, Trump recently appointed David Sacks, a venture capitalist, podcaster, and former PayPal executive, as the "AI and crypto czar" and led a new advisory board, attracting attention. However, insiders in the transition team revealed that the position was reduced from a leadership role to a general advisory role last week, in part because Sacks was unwilling to leave investment firm Craft Ventures and did not want to go through the formal tenure process. In the future, Michael Krat...

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2024-12-21 08:51:09
US Crypto Czar: Will Pay Attention to Victims Related to Operation Choke Point 2.0

On December 7, David Sacks, the head of crypto appointed by Trump, wrote on the X platform that there are too many stories compromised by "Operation Choke Point 2.0" and these victims need to be paid attention to. Trump had previously made it clear during his campaign that if elected, he would immediately end the regulatory action known as "Operation Choke Point 2.0" to ensure that the banking system can provide a level playing field for crypto businesses.

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2024-12-07 13:04:07
Elon Musk: The last step for DOGE is to lay off itself

Vivek Ramaswamy, another head of the Trump-appointed Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), posted that most government programs should have clear deadlines. That's why we have one for the Department of Government Effectiveness as well: July 4, 2026. Musk retweeted the post saying that the final step for the Department of Government Effectiveness is to abolish itself. Earlier, Trump said at Mar-a-Lago in Florida that the "Department of Government Effectiveness" will release its final rep...

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2024-12-03 06:04:00
Trump appoints Mehmet Oz as director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Trump appointed Mehmet Oz as director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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2024-11-20 06:54:00
Trump appoints Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff in the next administration

Trump named Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff in the next administration. She has been co-chairing Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.

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2024-11-08 06:56:21
Trump appoints Tether trustee Cantor Fitzgerald CEO to lead his transition team

Former US President Donald Trump has appointed Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to lead his transition team. According to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, Cantor Fitzgerald has been the custodian of Tether since the end of 2021.

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2024-08-16 22:41:30