Trump's Dell Bet Triggers Ethics Alarm Ahead of $9.7B Pentagon Deal
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President Donald Trump bought more than $1 million in Dell Technologies stock weeks before Dell Federal Systems won a $9.7 billion Pentagon contract to oversee Microsoft software purchases, prompting ethics watchdogs to warn about potential conflicts of interest; officials say no actual violation occurred, but critics argue the timing raises questions about appearances and self-enrichment.
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