John Sauer
This page is based on ethics disclosures filed by John Sauer, who was picked to be: Solicitor General, Department of Justice. They are part of a collection of thousands of documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
Transactions
Officials are required to disclose the purchase, sale or exchange of property or securities in excess of $1,000. Many top officials are required to file periodic transaction reports (278-T) within 45 days to disclose additional actions. This table combines transactions from regularly scheduled financial disclosures and periodic transaction reports. If the same transaction appears on multiple reports, we’re only showing it once. (Form 278e, Part 7 and Form 278-T)
| Description | Value | Transaction | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF Shares (VOO) See Endnote | $1M - $5M | Purchase, 2025-06-12
 | Purchase pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 1 |
| U.S. Treasury Notes See Endnote | $100K - $250K | Purchase, 2025-06-18
| Purchase pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 2 |
| Abbott Laboratories (ABT) See Endnote | $100K - $250K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 3 |
| Alliance Resource Partners L.P. Common Units See Endnote representing Limited Partners Interests (ARLP) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 4 |
| Ameren Corp. (AEE) See Endnote | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 5 |
| ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares See Endnote (ASML) | $50,001 - $100K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 6 |
| Atmos Energy Corp. (ATO) See Endnote | $50,001 - $100K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 7 |
| Biogen Inc. (BIIB) See Endnote | $50,001 - $100K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 8 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation (BPMC) See Endnote | $250K - $500K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 9 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) See Endnote | $100K - $250K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 10 |
| Cameco Corporation Common Stock (CCJ) See Endnote | $50,001 - $100K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 11 |
| Canadian National Railway Company Common See Endnote Stock (CNI) | $50,001 - $100K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 12 |
| Cummins, Inc. (CMI) See Endnote | $100K - $250K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 13 |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) See Endnote | $100K - $250K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 14 |
| General Dynamics Corp. (GD) See Endnote | $100K - $250K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 15 |
| The Hershey Co. (HSY) See Endnote | $100K - $250K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 16 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) See Endnote | $50,001 - $100K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 17 |
| Intel Corp. (INTC) See Endnote | $50,001 - $100K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 18 |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IONS) See Endnote | $100K - $250K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 19 |
| IonQ Inc. Common Stock (IONQ) See Endnote | $250K - $500K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 20 |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (IOVA) See Endnote | $50,001 - $100K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 21 |
| Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) See Endnote | $500K - $1M | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 22 |
| Newmont Corp. (NEM) See Endnote | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 23 |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) See Endnote | $100K - $250K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 24 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock See Endnote (PLTR) | $250K - $500K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 25 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) See Endnote | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 26 |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. (PH) See Endnote | $250K - $500K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 27 |
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) See Endnote | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 28 |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) See Endnote | $100K - $250K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 29 |
| QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) See Endnote | $250K - $500K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 30 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (REGN) See Endnote | $250K - $500K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 31 |
| Rigetti Computing Inc. Common Stock (RGTI) See Endnote | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 32 |
| Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) See Endnote | $50,001 - $100K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 33 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) See Endnote | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 34 |
| Shopify Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares See Endnote (SHOP) | $100K - $250K | Sale, 2025-06-12
| Sale pursuant to Ethics Agreement, includes imputed interests of spouse and minor children. | 35 |
| U.S. TREASURY NOTES | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-06-13
| 36 |
About the Data
Most political appointees and senior officials in the executive branch are required by law to file public financial disclosure reports. These are documents that detail their financial holdings, positions they hold outside government, their spouse’s holdings, their liabilities and their recent financial transactions (such as buying or selling stock) during a defined reporting period.
The most senior officials file their disclosures with an agency called the Office of Government Ethics, and others file them with a designated ethics official within their agency. The Ethics in Government Act allows members of the public and the press to request these documents.
We’re publishing this information to give the public an important glimpse into the financial ties of a powerful and often hidden cadre of presidential appointees within the federal bureaucracy.
The main document type included in the database is the OGE Form 278e, which appointees must file when they are nominated (for Senate-confirmed appointees) or when they enter government (all others), and then annually while in the position. Another common document included is the OGE Form 278-T, also known as a periodic transaction report, which all public filers must submit within 30 days of a transaction. We are also making other ethics documents available, such as ethics agreements, certificates of divestiture and other documents we have obtained under the Ethics in Government Act.
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