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June 13, 2025investigationgovernment ethicsfinancial regulationcryptocurrency policyexecutive accountabilityethicsexecutive powercorruption

Trump earns $57M from a crypto venture while serving as president

Financial disclosures revealed that President Trump earned approximately $57 million from his cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, during his first months back in office. The disclosures showed Trump holding a majority stake in the crypto business that had launched digital tokens regulated by agencies under his executive control. Ethics experts flagged the arrangement as an unprecedented presidential self-dealing conflict of interest with no modern precedent.