
Rebecca Ballhaus
Investigative Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ investigative reporter. Previously covered the White House and money in politics. [email protected] or Signal at rballhaus.79
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Rebecca Ballhaus |Angus Berwick
While Steve Witkoff travels the world as Middle East envoy, his son Zach is pitching foreign deals for his cryptocurrency venture with the TrumpsSteve Witkoff and his son, crypto entrepreneur Zach Witkoff, at the Republican National Convention last July.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Rebecca Ballhaus |Angus Berwick
On May 15, the elder Witkoff and the sheikh, Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, met again, this time for the unveiling of an agreement, long sought by the U.A.E., that gives the oil-rich Gulf monarchy access to millions of advanced U.S.-made computer chips. Since assuming his role as special envoy, Witkoff, a 68-year-old longtime friend of Trump’s, has crisscrossed the globe on diplomatic business.
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3 weeks ago |
lopinion.fr | Eliza Collins |Rebecca Ballhaus |Corinne Ramey
The Wall Street Journal Le président américain a chamboulé une procédure judiciaire plutôt simple, et lancé une course à la clémence par l’intermédiaire de lobbyistes et de personnes proches de lui Publié le 14 mai 2025 à 12:34 Eliza Collins, Rebecca Ballhaus et Corinne Ramey « Bitcoin Jesus », de son vrai nom Roger Ver, demande la grâce présidentielle et est prêt à mettre la main à la poche pour l’obtenir.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Eliza Collins |Rebecca Ballhaus |Corinne Ramey
Trump has upended a sober legal process, setting off a scramble among those seeking clemency to use lobbyists and personal connections to the presidentBitcoin Jesus was on the hunt for a pardon, and he was willing to pay. Donald Trump had just been elected president for the second time, and allies of the wealthy cryptocurrency investor, whose real name is Roger Ver, saw an opportunity to avoid a possible decadeslong sentence over criminal tax-evasion charges.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Eliza Collins |Rebecca Ballhaus |Corinne Ramey
Associates of Ver reached out to at least five lobbyists and lawyers in Trump’s orbit, making extravagant offers of monthly retainers and so-called success fees, payments if a pre-emptive pardon or dismissal of Ver’s case was secured. They offered one lobbyist $5 million, and two others $10 million, according to people familiar with the discussions. At one point, Ver’s associates urged him to pay as much as $30 million for his pardon quest, some of the people said.
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