Cybersecurity & Tech Executive Branch

Scaling Laws: Uncle Sam Buys In: Examining the Intel Deal

Kevin Frazier, Peter E. Harrell
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 10:00 AM
Is the Trump administration's deal with Intel legal?

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Peter E. Harrell, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas School of Law and a Senior Editor at Lawfare, to examine the White House’s announcement that it will take a 10% share of Intel. They dive into the policy rationale for the stake as well as its legality.

Peter and Kevin also explore whether this is just the start of such deals given that President Trump recently declared that “there will be more transactions, if not in this industry then other industries.”


Kevin Frazier is an AI Innovation and Law Fellow at UT Austin School of Law and Senior Editor at Lawfare .
Peter E. Harrell is a Non Resident Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International peace and an attorney in private practice. His scholarly research focuses on the intersection of international economics and U.S. national security. Harrell previously served at the White House in 2021-2022.
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