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OMB's top lawyer justified the Pentagon's $400m MP Materials stake as emergency spending
Mark Paoletta's June 2025 opinion, reviewed by Semafor, called the deal necessary to avoid an imminent threat to human life and government property. The Pentagon has since taken equity or warrants in at least 10 companies.
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