Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon picks raise questions over Trump family business ties
Blake Masters, a Defense Policy Board appointee, ‘sits on the boards of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital’, while fellow appointee Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), ‘co-invests alongside the Trump partnership 1789 Capital in three defense contractors’. Photograph: Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenBlake Masters, a Defense Policy Board appointee, ‘sits on the boards of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital’, while fellow appointee Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), ‘co-invests alongside the Trump partnership 1789 Capital in three defense contractors’. “A lot of the people appointed to them are seeking government business – specifically seeking business with the agency they’re serving,” Amey said.He added: “So you worry: are some of these people here to raid the cupboards and learn as much as they can to give a competitive advantage to their employer or clients?
- ▪Blake Masters, a Defense Policy Board appointee, ‘sits on the boards of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital’, while fellow appointee Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), ‘co-invests alongside the Trump partnership 1789 Capita
- ▪Photograph: Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenBlake Masters, a Defense Policy Board appointee, ‘sits on the boards of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital’, while fellow appointee Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), ‘co-inv
- ▪“A lot of the people appointed to them are seeking government business – specifically seeking business with the agency they’re serving,” Amey said.He added: “So you worry: are some of these people here to raid the cupboards and learn as muc
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Blake Masters, a Defense Policy Board appointee, ‘sits on the boards of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital’, while fellow appointee Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), ‘co-invests alongside the Trump partnership 1789 Capital in three defense contractors’. Photograph: Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenBlake Masters, a Defense Policy Board appointee, ‘sits on the boards of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital’, while fellow appointee Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), ‘co-invests alongside the Trump partnership 1789 Capital in three defense contractors’.
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