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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031

The Verge · THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026

OpenAI Proposed Giving Trump Administration a 5% Stake in Its Commercial Expansion

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

The proposal was made voluntarily. Voluntarily is the word being used. The regulator who receives equity in the entity it regulates is a governance structure with a name, and the name is not a compliment. No further action is required. No further action has ever been taken.

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