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Trump’s War on Financial Fraud: Necessary Reform or Power Grab?
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Trump’s War on Financial Fraud: Necessary Reform or Power Grab?

How Trump's push to "clean up" government payments might be setting the stage for unprecedented executive control.

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Robert Dempsey
Apr 15, 2025
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When you hear a president talking about cracking down on fraud, waste, and abuse in federal payments, it’s easy to nod along.

Who wouldn’t want a government that’s efficient and transparent?

But as with everything in the Trump era, we have to ask: what’s the fine print?

A recent executive order signed by Trump—"Protecting America’s Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse"—might sound like good governance on the surface.

But dig deeper, and it reveals something far more complex: a consolidation of financial oversight that raises serious questions about privacy, power, and political intent.

🧭 This is the sixth and final article in my series on Trump and cryptocurrency.

Catch up on the full story here:

👉 Trump’s Crypto Gamble: What Is a Stable Coin, Anyway?

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👉 Crypto Politics: The Trump Family’s Quest to Create a Digital Dollar

👉 Behind Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve: Digital Gold or Digital Risk?

👉 The Digital Transformation of America's Money Under Trump


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