So many reactions to basic reporting about Biden administration officials’ financial disclosures is “And? What’s your point?” The point is disclosing financial interests of public officials is basic government accountability and why we have transparency laws
And if your response is “Now do (insert Trump administrator official)” just Google. You probably know about it because media “did” the reporting already
And it’s okay not to care about the financial interests of government officials! The point of transparency is making this information known to citizens who can make their own judgments based on their values. You can shrug without attacking journalists who reported it
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