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Subject Dossier

The receipts on Pete Hegseth — and the records behind them

1 receipt across 1 issue , drawn from 2 primary public records. Every claim below traces to a source you can open yourself.

1 issue 1 receipt 2 primary records Latest: Apr 25, 2026

The files

FILE №012 Apr 25, 2026

Classified Returns

The Secretary was planning the war. His broker was pricing it.

Pete Hegseth insider trading
  • insider trading
  • hegseth
  • defense
  • wlfi

The receipts

  1. R-2026-012 STOCKS ↔ VOTES 2 of 3 confirmed No response

    Classified Returns — The Secretary, His Broker, and the War

    STOCK Act PTR · DoD calendar · Morgan Stanley platform records

The record trail

Every public-record and reporting link cited across these receipts, de-duplicated and grouped by where the record lives — 2 primary records · 1 reporting link. Follow the trail yourself.

Congress & disclosure1

House Clerk and Senate records — roll-call votes, STOCK Act periodic transaction reports, financial disclosures, and bill pages.

  • STOCK Act PTRFederal disclosure systemprimary recordPublic transaction disclosure.No public link — record held in editorial archive.
Agencies & ethics1

Executive-branch agency records, Office of Government Ethics filings (OGE-450), inspector-general reports, and enforcement memos.

  • DoD calendarDepartment of Defenseprimary recordCalendar record cited in editorial packet.No public link — record held in editorial archive.
Other records1

Schedules, photographs, event records, and other documentary evidence retained in the editorial archive.

  • Morgan Stanley platform recordsMorgan StanleyreportingPlatform availability record cited in packet.No public link — record held in editorial archive.
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