The Thiel File/CASE 28/2017–2026

Politics

Thiel’s people in Trump’s government

From “gun to my head” to a network across the second administration

The west front of the United States Capitol. An institutional view used to illustrate political influence.
Architect of the Capitol; derivative edit by O.J. · Source & image context ↗

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Documented

Documented. The network is real; that it takes orders from Thiel is not shown.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

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The network

Who and how.

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Sources & limits.

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  1. Fortune: How Thiel’s network is moving into Trump’s White House, 7 December 2024 ↗

    Names Sacks, O’Neill, Kratsios, Howery and Vance, and says Thiel introduced Vance to Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2021.

  2. CNBC: “If you hold a gun to my head I’ll vote for Trump”, 27 June 2024 ↗

    His Aspen Ideas Festival remarks.

  3. Washington Examiner: Thiel makes his pick for president, June 2024 ↗

    Right-leaning report on the same remarks and his criticism of the party’s focus.

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