Tether paid White House official during Genius Act push
Bo Hines was steering the White House's crypto push on the Genius Act. Tether, the company with everything riding on that bill passing, was funneling millions to a company he co-owned the whole time.
Right after it passed, Tether hired him as US chief.
WSJ has the Signal messages and contracts. These people got caught because they tried to cheat a partner out of money and the receipts exist.
SCOOP: While Bo Hines was leading the White House’s push to pass the Genius Act, Tether—the company with the most at stake in the bill—was steering millions of dollars to a company he co-owned. Right after the bill passed, Tether hired him as its U.S. chief. [Gift link] https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/crypto-law-trump-tether-bo-hines-45bcd95d?st=3Foi6Q&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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