How the money moves.
The five steps from a to a re-election funded by the vendor PAC. This is the information architecture of the site. Every data page you click is one step in the loop.
The five steps
No-bid award
A contract is awarded without competitive bidding. Emergency designation, sole source, or ignored procurement rules.
See the evidence for step 1 →
Insider holds
A member of Congress or executive branch official already holds stock in the vendor, or sits on its board.
See the evidence for step 2 →
Announcement spike
The award is announced. The vendor stock price jumps. The insider’s position is now worth more.
See the evidence for step 3 →
Insider sells
The insider liquidates. Your 401k, holding the same stock, holds the bag when the price comes back down.
See the evidence for step 4 →
PAC money back
The vendor’s PAC donates to the officials who awarded the contract. The loop is closed. It runs again.
See the evidence for step 5 →
Donald J. Trump, end-to-end.
This is what the loop looks like in real data, for Donald J. Trump. The numbers are live.
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No-bid award
A contract is awarded without competitive bidding. Emergency designation, sole source, or ignored procurement rules.
Open evidence - 2
Insider holds
A member of Congress or executive branch official already holds stock in the vendor, or sits on its board.
Open evidence - 3
Announcement spike
The award is announced. The vendor stock price jumps. The insider’s position is now worth more.
Open evidence - 4
Insider sells
The insider liquidates. Your 401k, holding the same stock, holds the bag when the price comes back down.
Open evidence - 5
PAC money back
The vendor’s PAC donates to the officials who awarded the contract. The loop is closed. It runs again.
Open evidence
See the full Donald J. Trump dossier.
Every contract, every trade, every PAC dollar. Receipts included.
See it running right now
These entities appear in the loop. Each one has a full page with every contract, every trade, every PAC dollar.
Why this matters
The loop is not a theory. Every step above has a real, searchable evidence view. Start at any step and pull the thread. The was supposed to break this loop. It didn’t.