Bypassing export controls is not this simple. In this case, it was the commerce secretary who slow rolled enforcement, likely due to some form of quid pro quo knowing the people involved and even extending to the $25 million ballroom donation..

They had to get around other Federal oversight that was trying to enforce the export controls. Bessent clarified as much on CNBC earlier today.

Still ain't nobody spending 25 million and filing false police reports to make a 7 million gain.

Someone in a food truck taking 6 pallets from a dock is a theft.

Someone currying favor to the tune of $25 million has billions to make.