Public Citizen says Miller's transaction report understates at least 10 of 27 sales
Public CitizenGovernment watchdog group, in a report by Zach Everson, research director of its Trump Accountability Project
Public Citizen says that in at least 10 of the 27 sales on Stephen Miller's August 2025 transaction report, the reported proceeds are too low to match the shares on his family's certificates of divestiture at any price the stocks traded that day.
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In at least 10 of the 27 sales on Stephen Miller's August 2025 transaction report, the reported value is too low to match the shares the Office of Government Ethics certified for sale.
“In at least 10 of the 27 sales on Miller's Aug. 29, 2025, transaction report, the reported proceeds are too low to match the shares listed on the certificates of divestiture at any price those stocks traded on Aug. 14, the day of the sales”
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Public Citizen says Stephen Miller's disclosures misreport his family's 2025 stock sales; the White House says he complies with ethics rules
On October 30, 2026, Public Citizen published an analysis saying Stephen Miller's financial disclosures appear to misreport stock sales his family made on August 14, 2025. It says the reported values of at least 10 of 27 sales are too low to match the shares the Office of Government Ethics certified for sale, and that about $1.4 million in his children's accounts is not accounted for in his filings. The White House says Miller complies with all ethics requirements. Public Citizen asks the Office of Government Ethics to review the filings.
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Public Citizen report published October 30, 2026, comparing the certificates of divestiture the U.S. Office of Government Ethics issued to Stephen Miller's family with three of his financial disclosure filings. It includes a statement from White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis and asks the Office of Government Ethics to review Miller's filings.
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The report compares the certificates of divestiture the Office of Government Ethics issued to Miller's family with three of his filings, all certified by a White House ethics official.
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It says the largest gap is MP Materials, where 3,000 shares it says were worth at least $223,000 that day were reported in the $50,000 to $100,000 range.
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The reference point is Miller's handling of his family's August 2025 stock sales and how his disclosure filings report them. Public Citizen says the filings misreport at least 10 of the sales and asks the Office of Government Ethics to review them.
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