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00:02 Financial regulators have permanently banned the accounting firm hired by the parent company
00:06 of Donald Trump's media platform after an investigation found that the firm was not
00:11 actually conducting audits but merely copying past work and forging dates.
00:15 The investigation did not cover any audit work the firm may have performed for Trump
00:19 Media and Technology Group. The SEC called it one of the largest failures by financial
00:23 gatekeepers as audits play a critical role in investment decisions. Trump Media and Technology
00:29 Group had initially hired Borgers for its IPO but then fired the firm after the SEC's
00:33 enforcement action. Trump Media replaced Borgers with a new accounting firm based in Phoenix,
00:38 Arizona. For all things money visit Benzinga.com