Ethics

Fri, Oct 24, 2025:
Trump Pardons His Family’s Crypto Pal. Zhao applied for clemency after backing a Trump-linked stablecoin. – WSJ
Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal. A small company that has been manufacturing motors domestically for only a few weeks and has Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser won a parts order from the Army. – NYT

Tues, Oct 21, 2025:
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases. Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts. – NYT
Who’s funding Trump’s $250M ballroom renovation? – The Hill

Sun, Oct 19, 2025:
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal – WP

Thurs, Oct 16, 2025:
A Financial Times investigation has found that Donald Trump and his family’s crypto businesses reaped more than $1bn in pre-tax profits over the past year, in part due to the boom fueled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies. – FT
Trump Organization Expands in India, Where Many of Its Partners Face Accusations. Indian real-estate firms have been accused of fraud, money laundering and more on other projects; Trumps step up overseas deals in president’s second term – WSJ

Fri, Oct 10, 2025:
The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade – NYT

Wed, Sept 10, 2025:
Trump Is Treating the Economy Like His Family Business – NYT

Thurs, Sept 4, 2025:
Health Dept. Plans Vaccine Poll Run by Trump Ally’s Firm. The no-bid contract was published amid Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to move the nation’s health infrastructure away from some vaccines.

Mon, Sept 1, 2025:
Trump Family Amasses $5 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch – WSJ

Fri, Aug 22, 2025:
Trump doesn’t have to pay half a billion dollars for business fraud – WP

Wed, Aug 13, 2025:
Bessent Has Yet to Fully Divest Assets, Raising Concern at Ethics Agency. The Treasury secretary has been slow to shed assets, including farmland, posing potential conflicts of interest. – NYT

Mon, Aug 11, 2025:
Trump Crypto Firm Announces $1.5 Billion Digital Coin Deal. A publicly traded tech firm, ALT5 Sigma, plans to sell $1.5 billion of shares to fund the purchase of a cryptocurrency created by World Liberty Financial, which the Trumps control. – NYT

Fri, Aug 8, 2025:
America’s CEOs come to the White House bearing gifts and flattery. Tech industry CEOs have lavished gifts, flattery and attention on President Trump. The administration has rolled out industry-friendly policies. – WP

Thurs, Aug 7, 2025:
Trump Delayed a Medicare Change After Health Company Donations. The president posted talking points provided by one firm that donated millions, and his administration delayed a change on coverage of pricey bandages that could have hurt the company and others like it. – NYT

Thurs, July 17, 2025:
Over 1 in 5 high-level Trump picks held crypto, Post analysis finds. The unprecedented level of digital assets highlights an enormous reversal of fortune for the cryptocurrency industry. – WP

Mon, July 14, 2025:
He Helped Big Companies Dodge Taxes. Now He’s Writing the Rules. Ken Kies, a longtime tax lobbyist who worked for some of the world’s largest businesses, is now running the Treasury Department’s office that will administer Trump’s tax law. – NYT

Wed, July 2, 2025:
Trump’s $620 Million of Quick Crypto Riches Reshapes His Fortune – Bloomberg

Tues, June 17, 2025: 
Profiting from the Presidency: Trump Family Launches Branded Mobile Phone Service in US

Fri, May 30, 2025:
Power & Profit, Washington Week’s review of Donald Trump’s corruption – PBS/The Atlantic

Fri, May 23, 2025:
Presidency for Sale: guest list and social media posts identifying who was invited to President Trump’s private event for customers of his cryptocurrency business on Thursday – NYT

Wed, May 21, 2025:  Pentagon takes possession of Qatari luxury jet sought by Trump for use as Air Force One — in blatant violation of Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution which provides that “No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.”

Wed, May 14, 2025:
Unpacking Trump’s many potential conflicts of interest – WP

Mon, May 12, 2025:
Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity – NYT

Thurs, April 24, 2025:
Selling presidential access: How Trump turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions – WP
Meet the top donors to Trump’s $239 million inauguration fund; The list includes more than a dozen nominees to the administration, a poultry giant and embattled crypto companies – WP

Thurs, March 27, 2025:
Trump Administration disbands DOJ anti-kleptocracy unit which had ensnared a number of Trump supporters – WP

Friday, Dec. 6, 2024:
Musk spent more than a quarter billion dollars to elect Trump – CNN
They gave millions to Trump. Now they’re named to top jobs – Bloomberg
Trump has assembled an uber-wealthy Cabinet, raising risks of ethics conflicts – WashPost

Wed, Dec. 4, 2024: Peter Navarro served prison time related to Jan. 6. Now Trump is bringing him  back as an adviser – AP