Trump Kick-Starts the Atkins Era: `Paul Will End the Weaponization of the SEC'

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The Paul Atkins era kicked off this evening with an Oval Office swearing-in ceremony presided over by Donald Trump. Both the president and the new chairman bluntly proclaimed that big changes are in store.

“Paul will end the weaponization of the SEC and stop the lawless enforcement practices that occurred during the Biden administration,” Trump declared.…