Trump bought as much as $5 million in Axon stock before ICE sought $220 million Taser deal
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President Trump purchased shares of Axon Enterprise, the company that makes Tasers and policing software, before ICE sought a $220 million contract for new Tasers. …
President Donald Trump bought as much as $5 million in shares of Axon Enterprise — maker of Tasers , body cameras and policing software — two weeks before Immigration and Customs Enforcement sought a five-year, $220 million contract that experts told CNBC appeared tailored to the company's weapons. On Feb. 10, Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million worth of Axon stock, according to federal disclosures he filed in May. On Feb. 24, ICE posted a notice seeking roughly 17,800 new Tasers, along with unlimited cartridges and training. The White House has said Trump's assets are held in a trust managed by his children and that Trump's investments are managed by independent third-party firms , not Trump or his family. "There are no conflicts of interest," spokesperson Anna Kelly told CNBC, calling the scrutiny a "tired narrative" pushed by Democrats. Trump's disclosures with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, made public May 14, show more than 3,700 transactions , with the total amount for each listed as a range rather than an exact figure. Under federal law , presidents are exempt from the criminal conflict-of-interest statute that applies to most executive branch officials. The ICE notice does not name Axon, which makes about 90% of U.S. …
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