alt.hn

4/9/2026 at 8:14:23 PM

US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/pentagon-ai-xai-emil-michael

by malshe

4/10/2026 at 1:55:06 AM

> Michael declared in March 2025 that he had a position in xAI valued between $500,000 and $1m...He sold those holdings on 9 January for between $5m and $25m, according to disclosures filed with the office of government ethics (OGE).

The transaction disclosures for this fellow aren't directly available on OGE[1]. You must manually "Request this document".

[1] https://www.oge.gov/web/OGE.nsf/Officials%20Individual%20Dis...

by hbcondo714

4/10/2026 at 2:38:43 AM

I never thought I would ever see this level of corruption in the US.

by malshe

4/10/2026 at 6:08:18 AM

Can you explain what the corruption angle is? Would it have been better if he'd held the position?

by JumpCrisscross

4/10/2026 at 3:10:37 AM

It’s nuts. If this happened in Europe the incumbent party would be destroyed.

What the hell happened to America?

by hvtff

4/9/2026 at 8:14:23 PM

Original title: US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after Pentagon entered agreement with company

by malshe

4/10/2026 at 2:31:57 AM

A people can only take being cheated for so long

by wpm

4/10/2026 at 3:13:03 AM

Really? From over here it seems like Americans enjoy taking it up the rear and asking for more.

by hvtff