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How Lutnick Is Using Government Power to Pressure Private Companies

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been putting the squeeze on companies and trading partners in an unusual effort to raise revenue and expand the president’s role over the economy.

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As the commerce secretary and a top official in charge of President Trump’s trade negotiations, Howard Lutnick has an array of powerful economic levers to deploy.
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