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Howard Lutnick

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
Uncle Sam's 10% Intel stakeHe asked a court to throw out the challenge to the government's 10% Intel position, defending the deal on the record while INTC slipped.28% of brainnew
crypto's CLARITY Act ask22%
the Canada deal he won't sign13%new
tariffs showing up in prices10%new
everything else…27%

sized by share of brain — tap one to pop it open · "everything else" is the back of his mind, up close

28%22%13%10%27%
Uncle Sam's 10% Intel stake 28% · newcrypto's CLARITY Act ask 22% the Canada deal he won't sign 13% · newtariffs showing up in prices 10% · neweverything else 27%
#1
Lutnick to the judge: the Intel stake stays

He asked a court to throw out the challenge to the government's 10% Intel position, defending the deal on the record while INTC slipped.

Lutnick Defends Trump’s Intel Deal, Asks Judge to Toss Challenge

Bloomberg Law News · 2026-08-20
our translation

he needs a judge to bless this one before the next seven copies of it ship — lose here and the whole equity-stake playbook dies in the crib

new — Motion to dismiss filed, stock slippedvery sure · 4 sources
#2
Coinbase and Ripple book Commerce before they book Trump
CEOs met him ahead of Trump talkspretty sure · 3 sources
#3
Canada's offer lands on the desk with a thud
new — CBC sourcing on stalled Canada talkshonestly, a hunch · 1 source
#4
Aluminum gets pricier, and that is the mechanism
new — Aluminum prices and Wisconsin op-ed same weekpretty sure · 2 sources
saturday, august 22
Tell a judge the Intel stake was a bargain, not a bailout(reported)
Take one more crypto CEO meeting before Trump takes his(reported)
Let Ottawa hear that the offer still isn't good enough(reported)
Explain a price increase as capitalism working correctly(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Lutnick Asks Judge to Toss Lawsuit Over the Government's Intel Stake

news.google.com · 2026-08-22

every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it

the other 27% — quieter, but still in there27%

Micron's $10 billion lab
the New Jersey factory stop
seven more government equity stakes
the socialism accusation
the 800-company ethics filing
the Korea package lands in September
the UAE export-control questions
Cantor Fitzgerald under scrutiny

tap a note for why it's up here · fully quiet for 3 weeks → the note comes down, and only then is it truly off his mind (we keep the history).