Build the evidence in layers
A serious influence investigation starts with registered lobbying reports and campaign-finance records, then adds committee assignments, bill sponsorship, public statements and financial disclosures. Each dataset answers a different question and uses a different reporting calendar.
Conflict is a question, not a conviction
A legislator can legally hold an asset or receive support from an industry while working on related policy. That overlap may create a structural conflict worth reporting, but it does not establish an illegal exchange. Language such as “overlap,” “potential conflict” and “disclosed exposure” keeps the claim aligned with the evidence.
The watchlist JAT.Cool will maintain
Our next layer will connect crypto-related committee seats, relevant bills, industry lobbying and disclosed personal exposure. Every flag will show the rule that triggered it and link to the underlying record, allowing readers to disagree with the interpretation.