The FBI is reportedly beginning an investigation into allegations that the agency, when headed by then-Director James Comey, launched a "honeypot" operation to infiltrate the 2016 Trump campaign with two female agents.

The Washington Times reported that the agency is looking into an alleged 2015 operation, which was revealed by a whistleblower in a disclosure to the House Judiciary Committee last year and was said to involve two agents acting as "honeypots" while traveling with the Trump team. "Honeypots" typically refer to undercover agents who act romantically interested in a target in order to draw out information.

In the disclosure, a copy of which was obtained by Fox News Digital, the whistleblower is said to be an FBI employee and was involved in an "off-the-books" investigation targeting Trump. The whistleblower reportedly claimed that they knew Comey had ordered a probe into Trump and had "personally directed it" shortly after Trump announced he was running for president. 

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The whistleblower claimed two agents were inserted into the high levels of the campaign and were directed to act as "honeypots" and traveled with Trump and his campaign staff. But the investigation was allegedly closed because a media outlet obtained a photograph of one of the agents and was about to publish it. The whistleblower said they observed one or more employees being directed to never discuss the operation with anyone, including those involved in the operation. 

The Washington Times reported that the bureau, now headed by FBI Director Kash Patel, is looking for those employees. 

"The FBI has no comment," the agency told Fox News Digital when reached for comment Wednesday.

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Patel was sworn in as FBI director last week and had promised to rebuild trust in the FBI and end what he saw as the politicization of the agency.

"The politicization of our justice system has eroded public trust — but that ends today," he told Fox News Digital. 

"Let good cops be cops," he said. "And rebuild trust in the FBI." 

"Working alongside the dedicated men and women of the bureau and our partners, we will rebuild an FBI the American people can be proud of," he said.

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Patel previously served as the chief investigator for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Throughout his investigation, he led the effort to uncover FISA abuse and exposed the FBI and the DOJ’s unlawful actions before federal court to illegally surveil Americans, including members of the 2016 Trump campaign. 

The alleged honeypot investigation is said to be separate from a 2016 FBI investigation, known as "Crossfire Hurricane," which investigated whether the Trump campaign was colluding with Russia to influence the outcome of the election. 

Trump fired Comey in May 2017. Days later, Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to take over the "Crossfire Hurricane" probe and investigate whether the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election cycle. That investigation yielded no evidence of criminal conspiracy or coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia to influence the 2016 election.

Attorneys for New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a U.S. judge to dismiss with prejudice all charges against their client on Wednesday, seeking to expedite the dismissal nearly two weeks after prosecutors moved to drop the corruption case.

In the filing, Adams' legal team asked the presiding judge in the case, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho, to grant the Justice Department 's request to dismiss charges against Adams swiftly and with prejudice, arguing that an "extraordinary flurry" of leaks by prosecutors had violated Adams' right to a fair trial. 

In particular, Adams' lawyers pointed to the leaking of a Feb. 12 resignation letter by former acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, which they said "destroyed whatever presumption of innocence Mayor Adams had left."

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"In addition to violating Mayor Adams’s fundamental constitutional rights and ability to receive a fair trial, the government’s leaks violated numerous statutory and court rules, including the Justice Department’s own longstanding policies aimed at curbing prosecutorial misconduct," they argued in the filing.

The charges against Adams will remain intact until the presiding judge, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho, agrees to dismiss them.

Adams was indicted last fall on five federal corruption and bribery charges tied to the alleged solicitation of illegal campaign contributions and the alleged receiving of luxury travel perks on behalf of Turkish foreign nationals, according to Justice Department documents.

Adams pleaded not guilty to all charges, and has strenuously denied any wrongdoing. 

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U.S. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove asked federal prosecutors earlier this month to drop all corruption charges against the mayor— an unusual move, and one that requires the formal sign-off of the presiding judge in the case. 

In the motion to dismiss, Bove said the legal proceedings against Adams were detracting from other Justice Department priorities, such as illegal immigration and violent crime. 

But U.S. Judge Ho declined to immediately grant the motion to dismiss at a court hearing last week, telling Bove and Adams' legal team that he needed more time to further consider the facts.

Ho also appointed former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement to argue against the motion to dismiss and to look into the Justice Department's motives for dismissing the charges.

He has instructed legal briefs to be filed on March 7 and, if necessary, said there would be a hearing on March 14. 

"This is a very complicated situation, at least from where I sit," Ho said after the roughly 90-minute hearing last week., adding: "I’m not going to shoot from the hip right here on the bench." 

Not dropping the charges against Adams is highly unusual, and no U.S. appellate court has ever sided with a federal judge who declined to grant an unopposed motion to dismiss.

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Tuesday was slated to discuss billions of dollars in government waste identified by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), but first devolved into chaos when one Democrat repeatedly referred to the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as "President Musk" and to President Donald Trump as the "grifter in chief." 

Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., kicked off the hearing by accusing Democrats of declining to participate with Republicans in their oversight plan. 

"Instead of working together that the Democrats informed us that they have amendments to the plan but are refusing to discuss them with me in advance. They kept any changes. They wanted a secret," Comer said in opening remarks. "Democrats have rejected every opportunity offered to contribute to the oversight plan. So how am I supposed to incorporate secret opinions that they refuse to share? You may be asking yourself, ‘Why would the Democrats do that?’ Democrats say they want to participate in oversight, but if that were true, why would they decline multiple opportunities to actually engage in the plan for that oversight? Because they don't want to participate. They want to stonewall and engage in theater." 

Comer further charged that Democrats "would rather hear themselves talk about President Trump and the evil Elon Musk than work together on actual oversight that the American people are demanding," adding that polling this week suggests "the American people overwhelmingly support the work President Trump and DOGE are doing." 

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Ranking Member Gerry Connolly, D-Va., shot back, criticizing the Republicans' oversight plan over what he deemed leniency toward the Trump administration. 

"The sins of omission in this plan are damning," Connolly contended. "My amendment would restore the committee's proper role as a watchdog, not a lapdog." 

Tensions across the aisle escalated when Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., addressed the committee. 

"People like the grifter in chief Trump and President Musk are openly using their public offices to enrich themselves to the tune of billions of dollars," Frost charged. "So if we want to look at waste, fraud and abuse, which I'm down to do, why is there a complete silence on the other side of the aisle about looking at the complete grifter that is the President of the United States and the richest man on the earth…. Why don't we investigate the real corruption?"

An objection was raised by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., and Comer called a point of order. Frost contended he could refer to Elon Musk as the president and Connolly asserted that the First Amendment had not been suspended. 

Comer asked Frost if he would like to "revise" his remarks regarding the president, who is protected by House and committee rules of decorum, but Frost did not back down. 

"I'll say President Musk and grifter in chief Trump," Frost began, before another point of order was called.  

Committee members began to shout over one another, until Comer again gave Frost a chance to revise his statements.

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"President Musk and the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who is engaged in grifting of the American people, often use their public offices to enrich themselves," Frost said, until Comer stopped him. 

Addressing the motion against Frost for "disparaging the president," Comer told Frost, "If you're willing to request unanimous consent to withdraw the disparaging comments about President Trump, I guess you can disparage Elon Musk if you want." 

"I will withdraw grifter in chief," Frost said. "I will say the president's grifting because you spent the last two years saying President Biden was corrupt." 

"I can say that Trump is grifting. What I will withdraw is calling him grifter in chief," Frost added. 

Comer said Frost was barred from further participating in the hearing, but Connolly challenged the chair's ruling and called for a vote. 

It was voted that Frost's words should be taken down, and he was not permitted to speak for the rest of the hearing, but he interjected, "It's despicable that this committee is going to silence me." 

"Mr. Ranking Member, I'm going to have the sergeant remove him if he doesn't refrain," Comer said. 

Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and other Democrats further shouted in defense of "free speech," before Comer again attempted to get the hearing back on course. 

"We have a hearing on waste, fraud and abuse that hasn't even begun," Comer said. "The organizational thing just normally lasts five or 10 minutes. We've been in here 35 minutes arguing over the same things…. We've got to get to business. If we want to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse, we've got witnesses waiting. We have tried to do this. The debate has gone on well beyond what was expected." 

After about 40 minutes of back and forth, the hearing went into recess. When it returned, the committee heard from GAO Comptroller General Gene Dodaro regarding the watchdog's recommendations for DOGE.

Frost continued the feud online, writing in an X post, "James Comer can hide behind the Sergeant in Arms and try to have me removed, arrested, and silenced… But that’s not going to stop me from calling out Donald Trump’s grift and his bullsh--" 

"These snowflakes are really pissed off about me saying President Musk and calling Trump the Grifter-in-Chief. I guess the truth can be tough for some people," he added from his campaign account. 

Carson Beck made the surprise decision to forgo an NFL pursuit and play at least one more year of college football when he decided to transfer from Georgia to Miami.

On the surface, the transfer made sense. Beck is dating Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball star Hanna Cavinder, and being closer to the person he is involved with seemed to be a no-brainer. However, Cavinder was adamant that she played no role in bringing Beck to "The U."

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"Obviously, the University of Miami is an amazing campus. And, I think it was the best decision for him. I think he’s gonna love the university," she told ESPN. "Obviously, I love Miami, so I will stay here. … I’m super excited for him and to be able to watch him play."

Cavinder said she did not really need to convince Beck to fly south and added she would not have any NCAA eligibility left when Beck begins to play football.

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"Honestly, I was not involved at all. I know that a lot of people probably think that. But no, I was not involved at all. It was honestly what was the best decision for him and where he was gonna fit and be able to be successful. I’m super excited for him. It’s very convenient. Obviously, you can’t beat Miami and the people here."

Beck will be a replacement for Cam Ward, who had one of the best seasons any quarterback has had at the program.

The ex-Bulldogs star was on the team when they won back-to-back national titles.

He had 3,485 passing yards and 28 touchdown passes in 2024. The Bulldogs lost in the Sugar Bowl to Notre Dame.

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• Continuous glucose monitors overestimated blood sugar levels in non-diabetic people in a small study.
• More health-conscious people are wearing the devices that were FDA-approved for over-the-counter sale last year.
• While useful for diabetics, most people who can regulate their blood sugar don't need CGMs, experts said.

Continuous glucose monitors overestimated the blood sugar levels of non-diabetic people in a small study, calling into question how useful the buzzy devices are for the average person.

Researchers from the University of Bath, UK, compared the results of one brand of CGM with the gold-standard finger prick test when measuring the blood glucose levels of 15 non-diabetic people.

CGM patches provide data on blood sugar with a delay of up to 20 minutes using a sensor placed under the skin with a small needle. Because of the way they collect blood from users, the researchers hypothesized that they may give different results to finger-prick tests.

They found that the CGMs consistently overestimated blood sugar levels by 30% after the participants consumed fruits in various forms: including whole, blended, and smoothies by a brand available in UK grocery stores. The results were published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on Wednesday.

The authors said the smoothie company Innocent Drinks funded the study but had no other involvement.

CGMs were designed for diabetics. But in recent years they have grown in popularity among health-conscious people interested in how different foods affect their blood sugar levels, in the hope of preventing chronic diseases and maintaining a healthy weight.

Last March, the US Food and Drug Administration changed their approval of CGMs from prescription-only to over-the-counter, meaning anyone could buy one.

Javier Gonzalez, a professor of nutrition and metabolism at the University of Bath and the study's lead researcher, said that CGMs are "fantastic tools" for people with diabetes.

"However, for someone with good glucose control, they can be misleading based on their current performance," Gonzalez said. "For healthy individuals, relying on CGMs could lead to unnecessary food restrictions or poor dietary choices."

The authors acknowledged that the study was limited because they tested one brand of CGM, and the relatively small number of participants meant the results might not be relevant to the wider population.

Non-diabetics should take blood sugar readings with a pinch of salt

Experts not involved in the study agreed that CGMs may be causing unnecessary worry in non-diabetics.

Nicola Guess, an academic dietitian and researcher at the University of Oxford who specializes in the dietary prevention and management of type 2 diabetes, said the study suggests that CGMs may wrongly lead non-diabetic people to believe they have pre-diabetes.

This is not the first study to flag inaccuracies with CGMs, so non-diabetic people should take the data they provide with a pinch of salt — or not use them at all, Guess said.

Responding to the study, Adam Collins, an associate professor of nutrition at the University of Surrey, UK, referenced his own ongoing research, which found that two CGMs worn on different arms of the same person logged different data.

Guess previously explained to BI why, if you don't have diabetes or pre-diabetes, blood sugar fluctuations are nothing to worry about.

"When we're considering CGMs in healthy people, it is perfectly normal for your blood glucose to go up and down. It shouldn't be flat, so don't aim for flat. And I think that will help a lot of people relax," Guess said.

There's no evidence to suggest that a blood sugar rise is always followed by a stark drop or causes hunger either, she said.

Charles Brenner, a biochemist who chairs the Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism at City of Hope in Los Angeles, told BI that data from CGMs can cause people to be more alarmed than they need to be.

However, CGMs may have some uses for non-diabetics. BI's Gabby Landsverk previously spoke to an endurance athlete who used one, with the help of a sports dietitian, to learn that she had more energy if she ate more food, including complex carbs, and ate earlier in the day.

And a woman who was pre-diabetic told Landsverk tracking blood sugar levels helped her understand the foods that best suited her lifestyle, helping her to lose weight.

• Customers making false refund requests are a big problem for food delivery apps, per a new report.
• Diners often can often get their money back even when nothing is wrong with their order.
• That can lead to losses for the delivery apps.

Asking for a refund on your food delivery — even when there's not anything wrong with it — is a big problem for delivery services, according to a new report.

About 48% of consumer fraud on delivery apps involved "refund fraud," according to a report released Wednesday by Incognia, a fraud-prevention company. Incognia works with gig delivery apps, including Grubhub and Texas-based Favor, and analyzed instances it detected on the apps.

"You can say the food wasn't good, the food was cold, there was something missing," André Ferraz, the CEO and cofounder of Incognia, told Business Insider. "How do you verify these things? It's very difficult."

It's an ongoing issue. Telegram groups and TikTok videos show would-be fraudsters how to request refunds and set up new accounts when the old ones get shut down, CNBC reported last year. Some even use "r3fund" instead of the correct spelling to avoid getting deleted.

On many apps, customers can get their money back on a few orders in a row, Ferraz said. "But if you do that 10 times, then the platform will not allow you to ask for refunds," he said. "You're abusing the platform."

However, some particularly determined fraudsters can obtain multiple emails and phone numbers to open multiple accounts and keep requesting refunds, Ferraz said.

Fraudulent returns cost retailers across the board $103 billion in 2024, a report from fraud prevention company Appriss Retail and Deloitte found.

Some users also use promotions from the apps to make money, Incognia's report found. In some cases that Incognia analyzed, for instance, a single user used multiple email addresses to create new accounts, each of which got a discount on an order for new customers.

That made up the 48% of fraud that Incognia found on food delivery platforms. Often, the scams draw on money that the apps have earmarked for attracting and retaining new customers.

"This method of abuse can drain marketing campaign budgets, increase user acquisition costs, and distort growth metrics," Incognia's report reads.

Some delivery services say that they have ways of detecting these types of fraud.

Uber Eats' website says that the company takes "fraudulent behavior seriously" and it has "filters in place to monitor both customer and delivery person behavior."

"We will not make adjustments on suspicious refunds," the company says.

DoorDash last year started sending a four-digit number to some customers to prevent fraud. The customers are supposed to provide the PIN to the delivery worker when they arrive as a verification that they received the delivery.

While the "vast majority" of customers are honest, "there may be times when a consumer makes a report that turns out to be inaccurate or even more rarely makes a false report," DoorDash said at the time.

Still, keeping up with fraudsters can be difficult, Incognia's Ferraz said, since they often use new tactics and ever-changing contact information.

But there are ways of identifying who is likely making an honest request and whether accounts are legitimate. When someone creates an account on a delivery service, for instance, Incognia looks to see whether their device's location is near the address listed on their driver's license. If it is, that makes it more likely that the applicant is who they say they are, Ferraz said.

"You need to keep up with all the things that fraudsters are creating," he said.

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• Surging government debt could trigger a "heart attack" for the US financial system, Ray Dalio said.
• The Bridgewater founder said years of deficit spending were causing "plaque" to accumulate.
• The elite investor said a failure to act could spell trouble for markets and the dollar.

Ray Dalio sounded the alarm on America's soaring debt, warning the US must act before it suffers the financial equivalent of a "heart attack."

The billionaire investor said "debt accumulates like plaque" in a financial system, and that poses a "problem" for governments as interest payments eat up more and more of their budgets.

The founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, was interviewed by Tucker Carlson at the World Governments Summit in Dubai earlier this month.

Dalio compared himself to a doctor telling a patient about a plaque buildup: "You're in a high risk of this heart attack, essentially, and now what are you going to do about it?"

The mentor to Bridgewater's three co-chief investors said it was vital to take action — such as exercising more — while the patient was still in good health. "Don't wait for this to happen and then try to make it better," Dalio said.

The federal government spent about $6.75 trillion last fiscal year but only collected $4.92 trillion in revenue, meaning it ran a $1.8 trillion deficit, according to the Treasury's website. The national debt has more than tripled since 2000 to an estimated $36.2 trillion, the website showed.

Dalio said that if the US doesn't cut its fiscal deficit from north of 6% of GDP to 3% in the next four years or so, the supply of government bonds will outstrip demand and push up interest rates, causing Treasury markets to spiral.

The author of several books about financial and economic history said that kind of "trauma" in the "backbone" of the financial system "affects all markets, and money as a storehold of wealth as we know it."

Despite Elon Musk's efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency, Dalio said not enough was being done to address the debt crisis during a separate conversation at the Dubai event recorded for "The Tucker Carlson Show."

"There needs to be a game plan," Dalio said, agreeing with Carlson that the lack of one "seems crazy."

• My wife and I retired in England, then retired in Cyprus instead. We absolutely love it.
• Cyprus has a lot of history, sunshine, beautiful beaches, and fresh produce.
• Our life in Cyprus is laid-back and filled with joy, so we have no plans to leave.

In 2013, my wife and I retired in England.

We both have family connections there and thought we'd enjoy England's culture and beautiful countryside. Plus, it was fairly easy to do as my mother was Scottish and my wife had been born in Yorkshire.

After three years, we realized our home just didn't feel like the right fit for us, and we'd grown tired of the short summers and the long gray winters.

Our next move became clear when I needed cataract surgery and began to explore medical-tourism options in Europe.

We found a lot of local clinics in Cyprus that seemed like a good fit for me, so we traveled there for a week to check them out. In that short time, we fell in love with the island.

Six months later, in the spring of 2017, we moved into our new retirement home in a lovely apartment overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

At the time, England was still part of the European Union, so gaining permanent residency in Cyprus was a fairly simple process. We've now been retired here for almost a decade and love it.

Here's why we have no plans to leave.

Life is pretty laid-back in Cyprus, but we're never bored

Many are drawn to Cyprus for its sun, sand, and sea, but we've found so much more on the island in the Mediterranean Sea.

The country has over 10,000 years of history, and we never run out of things to learn and explore here. On our many local adventures, we've seen 600-year-old monasteries, Crusader villages, Roman ruins, botanical gardens, secluded beaches, mountain villages, spas, and more.

Plus, Cyprus has world-class golf, car rallies, marathons, scuba diving, and surfing. We're also spoiled with easy access to symphonies, ballets, operas, and film festivals.

Despite having so much to do, we still get to have a pretty laid-back lifestyle here.

On a typical day, we have a quiet breakfast of strong Cypriot coffee and fresh fruit and take a quick dip in the sea. In the afternoon, we explore the island or visit friends, then take a Cypriot siesta (a midday nap that's popular with locals).

We usually end our night with a dinner made with fresh local ingredients or a meal with friends at a nearby tavern.

Our food and beverage options feel fresh and varied

Speaking of meals, we feel lucky that the local Cypriot Mediterranean diet offers us so many excellent traditional, healthy choices.

Given its favorable climate, Cyprus is able to grow many crops and maintain a lot of livestock. We're never lacking in fresh fruits and vegetables, and the local chicken and pork seem tastier than what we've had back home.

We also have many options when it comes to drinking, with dozens of wineries on the island. Cyprus is also known for its beer (especially its lagers), and there are numerous festivals dedicated to it come October.

Of course, the sunny weather is a highlight

Cyprus is sunny about 75% of the year, and we adore it. We have long summers that typically stretch from May to October.

They can be very dry and hot, with temperatures often hitting over 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, but we've gotten acclimatized after a couple of years.

Spring and autumn are the most pleasant times of the year, with comfortably warm temperatures and, again, lots of sunshine.

The cool days of December and January bring the yearly rainfall with lots of thunderstorms. As residents, we don't mind since we need the rain to fill the reservoirs with water to prepare for the long summers.

The island experiences dust storms a few times a year, but they have been manageable. During the worst of them, we just avoid doing anything strenuous outside.

We've been happy with our healthcare, too

We appreciate having access to high-quality medical care and many modern general hospitals in cities throughout the country, especially as we get older.

Through the country's healthcare system, we've been able to access free and low-cost healthcare services, plus medication at a subsidized cost.

All that said, it's perhaps no surprise that Cyprus seems to be a pretty popular place for retirees — we've even met many from Europe.

• MrBeast says the value of a long-term employee is "unfathomable."
• Yet loyalty appears to be decaying across the workforce, and Gen Zers are increasingly disengaged.
• The top YouTuber also likened employees who share his tilted work-life balance to "unicorns."

MrBeast's videos are often measured in minutes, yet behind the scenes, the YouTube star prefers to think in years.

The creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, recently told "The Diary Of A CEO" podcast that he doesn't want to train someone for six months only to see them leave his company a few months later.

"The eighth wonder of the world is investing heavily in an employee, and then they stick around for a decade," 26-year-old Donaldson said.

He called that kind of value "unfathomable."

But loyalty to an employer can be hard to come by in the current market. The median number of years US workers had been with their employer was 3.9 in January 2024 — the lowest since 2002, per the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

It's perhaps a sign that job-hopping doesn't necessarily carry the same stigma it once did — and also that what Donaldson is seeking in tenure and devotion to the work is something not everyone is willing to give.

There's evidence that many GenZers are more disillusioned and disengaged than their older counterparts and that many young workers often "work to live" after having seen prior generations suffer.

Loyalty is "maybe more the exception these days than the norm," said Christopher Myers, the faculty director of the Center for Innovative Leadership at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. But it can benefit workers and employers alike.

Myers said Donaldson appears to understand that to keep workers for long periods, he needs to not just invest in them but give them opportunities to demonstrate the know-how they've developed.

For his part, Donaldson said he likely spent four years training and working with Tyler Conklin, who writes and directs many of his videos — including speaking with him five to six hours a day. Now, Donaldson said, Conklin can practically run the show.

"He knows exactly how I think, what I value," Donaldson said on the podcast.

A 'shared sense of purpose'

Margie Warrell, a leadership consultant and author of the book "The Courage Gap," told BI that that investment in Conklin and his loyalty to Donaldson are examples of what can happen when workers feel aligned with leadership on why they're doing the work.

"My guess is that MrBeast creates a lot of shared sense of purpose," she said. That, in turn, leads workers to give their best — not out of obligation but because they love the work.

A representative for Donaldson didn't respond to a request for comment.

In addition to showing loyalty, Donaldson said some of the company's top performers — including editors — often put in the same amount of hours each week as he does.

Donaldson said it's "hard to find" the kinds of people who match his hard-charging approach to craft and admittedly tilted work-life balance.

"When you do, you've got to treasure them and recognize that they're unicorns," he said.

Warrell said that founders and top execs often don't operate on a "balanced, 40-hour week." Instead, she said, many people in such roles try to integrate their work as best they can into their lives.

"When you're doing something that's exciting and inspiring, you do work a lot of hours," Warrell said.

She said that while it's likely not a good fit for everybody, it appears to be an attractive proposition for Donaldson's long-serving employees.

"He's saying, 'Here's part of the value exchange: I develop you, and I want you to hang around because I pour a lot into you,'" Warrell said.

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