Conventional Wisdom: Paper Trail Edition
Summary
The article shares recent news about U.S. political figures and events, including allegations against Kimberly Guilfoyle and a market investigation related to President Trump’s Iran strike decision. It also mentions financial disclosures from OpenAI, a crime sentence for a former gang leader, and notable baseball moments. The piece revives a Newsweek tradition of tracking public figures' reputations with simple up or down arrows.Key Facts
- Kimberly Guilfoyle allegedly asked a Trump donor to wire $100,000 directly to her credit card before her ambassador hearing.
- Guilfoyle denied the messages, but the donor claims to have paid large sums to Guilfoyle and Trump family members without getting favors.
- A senior adviser to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reportedly stopped an insider-trading referral linked to oil trades just before President Trump changed plans on Iran strikes.
- OpenAI reported annual revenue of about $50 billion to investors, lower than previous estimates, causing AI stock prices to drop.
- Duane 'Keffe D' Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life for involvement in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder, based mainly on his own memoir.
- Jeffrey Maier, a fan known for interfering with a baseball game in 1996, was referenced in a similar recent baseball incident, highlighting recurring moments in the sport.
- Newsweek brings back the "Conventional Wisdom" feature to track how public figures and events are perceived, using simple up, down, or sideways arrows to show reputation changes.
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