White House says Miller fully divested in coordination with the ethics office
The White HouseWhite House, in a statement to The New York Times from spokesperson Abigail Jackson
Responding to a report on Miller's sale of MP Materials shares, a White House spokesperson says he fully divested from stock holdings early in the administration, in coordination with the Office of Government Ethics on its timeline guidance.
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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.
“Stephen fully divested from stock holdings early in the administration in proactive coordination with the Office of Government Ethics on the timeline guidance they provided”
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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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New York Times report, republished by the Las Vegas Sun on December 10, 2025, on Miller's August 2025 sale of MP Materials shares after the government's deal with the company. It quotes White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson and Public Citizen co-president Robert Weissman.
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The Times reports that Miller sold $50,000 to $100,000 of MP Materials shares a month after the Trump administration announced measures to support the company. Jackson says in a statement that "there are no conflicts of interest."
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A White House official tells the paper that Miller consulted the Office of Government Ethics before entering the White House, ordered his broker to divest any apparent conflicts, and waited several months for the office to send a divestment plan and the required forms.
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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. The White House says Miller fully divested early in the administration in coordination with the ethics office, defending how the sales were handled.
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