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Trump's Handpicked Lawyer Quits in Disgust, as Cuba Invasion Looms

Trump bought $680,000 in a drug company's stock right as his government made that company rich, and his administration has quietly brought back cyanide devices to use on wild animals

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May 19, 2026
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The president’s top Treasury lawyer quit rather than distribute $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to Trump’s friends and himself. The administration is now weighing whether to open a second war, this time with Cuba. Trump bought $680,000 in stock in a drug company right as his own government hande…

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