Billionaire investor Ken Griffin has accused members of the Trump administration of enriching their families, in a rare rebuke by a prominent Wall Street figure and big Republican donor.
“This administration has definitely made mis-steps in choosing decisions or courses that have been very, very enriching to the families of those in the administration,” Griffin, the founder of hedge fund Citadel, said at a conference in West Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday which was hosted by The Wall Street Journal. He added: “That calls into question: is the public interest being served?”
He said the financial benefits that have flowed to the administration’s family members troubled him, adding: “One of the things that you want to believe is that those who serve the public interest have the public interest at heart in everything they do.”