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NEW: We obtained 1,800 pages of Wilbur Ross' calendar, which detail meetings he had with steel, rail, sugar, and energy industry groups in 2017. See what we found here: americanoversight.org/inside-the-doc…
A number of Wilbur Ross' meetings appear to have raised ethics concerns. We obtained OGE communications about Ross' potential conflicts of interest prior to this confirmation, which include a note of caution from former OGE Director Walter Shaub: documentcloud.org/documents/4359…
Before becoming Commerce Secretary, Ross had investments in the steel industry, raising concerns of potential conflicts of interest in his new role. His calendars reveal that he had several meetings with steel executives: americanoversight.org/inside-the-doc…
Secretary Ross had a call with Bob Miller, the CEO of NLMK, a steel producer and manufacturer: documentcloud.org/documents/5001…
Ross also met with the Executive Board of the Rail Security Alliance to the discuss the economic concerns presented by the increase of Chinese-owned enterprise in the U.S: documentcloud.org/documents/5001…
Secretary Ross' calendars also show several meetings with energy industry groups, including Cheniere Energy, a company linked to a shipping business that Ross had a financial interest in: documentcloud.org/documents/5001…
Ross also met with the CEO of Anadarko Petroleum about Anadarko’s Mozambique LNG project: documentcloud.org/documents/5001…
Several entries also include meetings with financial groups and ties to @realdonaldtrump: americanoversight.org/inside-the-doc…
Ross met with Citigroup CEO Mike Corbat, who has defended President Trump’s trade and tax policies: documentcloud.org/documents/5001…
That same month, Ross met with Treasure Island Hotel and Casino Owner, Phillip Ruffin, who is a close friend of President Trump and a joint owner of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas: documentcloud.org/documents/5001…
In May 2017, Ross met with businessman and Trump donor Shalli Kumar, which includes a note that: "India Inc is ready to invest in billions in US and also increase its American imports by $100 billion per year under the new Modi trade policy” documentcloud.org/documents/5001…
Secretary Ross' calendars also list several meetings with groups that were previously tied to his old firm, WL Ross & Co, including a meeting with an Invesco VP one week after Ross was supposed to have divested: documentcloud.org/documents/5001…
See Secretary Ross' full calendars here. We're continuing our investigation into Trump appointees and their conflicts of interest: americanoversight.org/document/comme…
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(1/13) It is remarkable just how many potential conflicts of interest Wilbur Ross had during his first year as commerce secretary. Here’s a visual sampling, starting with a company we all know, Chevron.
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