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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Trump bought up to $5M of stock in Taser company right before $220M ICE bid

President Donald Trump purchased as much as $5 million in stock in law enforcement technology company Axon before Immigration and Customs Enforcement proposed a $220 million contract that was likely to go to the company, which makes widely used police body cameras and Taser stun guns.

Axon’s share price soon spiked, potentially netting the president hundreds of thousands of dollars in gains from a company impacted by his administration’s agenda.

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