A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts
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Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a potential violation of federal ethics laws.

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#News #DOGE #CFPB #Consumer #Business #Ethics #Law

DOGE Aide Dismantling CFPB Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From Cuts

^ProPublica

New Details on #Trump Sprint to Gut #Consumer Bureau Staff

Emails & testimonials from workers at the #CFPB document the admin’s efforts to lay off 90% of the employees.

2 wks ago, a 3-judge panel from the federal appeals court in DC lifted a freeze on firing employees at the CFPB, w/conditions. The judges…said that workers could be fired if agency leaders determined…that they were not needed to carry out the bureau’s legally required responsibilities.

#law #TrumpCoup
nytimes.com/2025/04/27/busines…

New Details Emerge on Trump Officials’ Sprint to Gut Consumer Bureau Staff

Emails and testimonials from workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau document the administration’s efforts to lay off 90 percent of the employees.

^{Stacy Cowley (The New York Times)}

#Ubisoft holds firm in The Crew #lawsuit: You don’t own your #video #games

source: polygon.com/gaming/555469/ubis…

Ubisoft has made it clear, #lawyers claimed, that when you buy a copy of The Crew, you’re merely buying a limited access #license.

#game #gamer #consumer #customer #drm #copyright #justice #news #problem #protest

Ubisoft holds firm in The Crew lawsuit: You don’t own your video games

Ubisoft is being sued by players over its shutdown of The Crew. Here’s how the lawsuit is going.

^{Nicole Carpenter (Polygon)}