White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's financial disclosure lists earlier ethics recusals, while The Atlantic reported that an unnamed official says those limits no longer apply to his policy work.
Miller signed his 2026 annual public financial disclosure, OGE Form 278e, on June 28; a White House ethics official certified it Sept. 3. The document says he had recused himself from government matters related to his spouse's employment and from official action involving an xAI asset. The Atlantic said previous restrictions also covered matters involving Paramount, space policy and artificial intelligence.
The Atlantic published its account Nov. 9 at 6:52 p.m. ET. It said an unnamed White House official told the magazine that Miller's prior recusal limits had been lifted, freeing him to engage in the administration's policy process. Separately, the magazine reported that podcaster Katie Miller had ended her job at SpaceX, sold her shares and relinquished equity that had not vested. It attributed those business changes to a person familiar with them and reported that she had ended a planned Paramount podcast arrangement. Katie Miller declined to comment, the magazine said. It gave no transaction date, share count or sale value.
The disclosure's certification came before the reported November changes and does not establish Miller's current recusal status. The Atlantic's account is the source for the official's statement and Katie Miller's reported business moves.
Katie Miller wrote on X Nov. 8 that she would stop recording new podcast episodes and release two already taped. “Nothing is more important than raising our four kids,” she wrote. Her post did not mention SpaceX, a stock sale or Paramount.
Axios reported in May that Paramount was considering a possible podcast distribution deal with Katie Miller. The Atlantic described a Paramount arrangement she later ended, but the reports do not establish whether they were the same deal.
President Donald Trump announced Nov. 6 that Miller would succeed former White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as the 33rd person to hold the role. EconoTimes previously reported on Miller's appointment.
