Donald Trump’s use of his second presidency to grow his personal fortune has alarmed legal and ethics experts and congressional Democrats as he has reaped an “unprecedented” $2.2bn in 2025 revenues by amassing big cryptocurrency holdings, benefiting from wealthy foreign interests, expanding his Truth Social business and more, while federal oversight of his actions has waned.

Trump last year raked in at least $1.4bn from his crypto ventures according to financial disclosure forms he filed in June. Simultaneously, about one million investors in a Trump crypto scheme suffered almost $3.8bn in losses as their volatile crypto holdings tanked in value.

Monetizing his presidency further this summer, Trump’s Truth Social media business is pushing a new scheme that offers wealthy buyers special early access to his posts for a fee of $100,000 a month, which top Democrats and public interest groups say pose serious conflict of interest and corruption issues.

This is some of why at least some Americans probably wish the Iran plot succeeded

Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men.

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    27 days ago

    Dems are the party of grifting & corruption

    It’s very funny to say that, considering how close Trump has been to the Clintons, Cuomos, and assorted Bloombergcrats for his entire adult life.

    Republicans hate Democrats, then find the most nakedly corrupt, incompetent, and repulsive Dem in the country to make their new king.

    Trump was the first to audit FOR fraud, waste, abuse, & corruption.

    He fired 17 of 21 Inspector Generals inside his first month in office, then never replaced them.

    It’s laughable how absolutely false this claim is.