Hoan Ton-That left Clearview after the company struggled to secure big federal contracts. New leadership has been brought in to capitalize on “opportunities” under the Trump Administration.

Both men have a long history in Republican politics. Lambert’s investment firm, Point Bridge Capital, is best-known for launching the MAGA ETF in 2017, which invests in corporations supportive of Republican candidates. Meanwhile, Schwartz served as a senior advisor to Rudy Giuliani during his tenure as mayor of New York City.

An early Clearview AI investor and a co-founder have replaced Hoan Ton-That as CEOs, and will pursue contracts from a more sympathetic U.S. federal government.

According to Forbes reporter David Jeans, the problem isn’t that it’s a facial recognition surveillance company with a database of pictures scraped from social media without permission and representing the end of privacy and drawing attention from regulators.