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How Lutnick Is Using Government Power to Pressure Private Companies

10 September 2025 at 17:03
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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