Thomas J. Raleigh · Author · Essayist · Raconteur · Est. 1950

Corruption? What did you expect from this guy?

Thomas J. Raleigh · August 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Sorry, but I have serious concerns with reports of Trump’s personal wealth gains of $3B during his presidency, including $2.2B in just the first 18 months of his 2nd term.  I think we all should, but not a peep from MAGA town.

According to a mandatory annual financial disclosure form filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Trump, and his family made $1.4B from their cryptocurrency ventures during 2025 alone.

The Office of Government Ethics also reports over 3,700 reported Trump family stock transactions so far in 2026. Stock purchase examples include:

$5M Dell stock purchase just 9 days prior to promoting Dell computers in a Georgia speech.

 $2M-$7M dollar Nvidia stock purchase days prior to Nvidia’s announcement to sell AI processing chips to China.  

$1M-$5M Oracle stock purchase prior to US brokering an agreement giving Oracle partial ownership of Tic Tok.

$300K-$315K Mellon and Robinhood stock purchases before Treasury Department selected both firms as financial agents.

$1M-$5M Boeing stock purchase before announcement of massive deal with China.

$500K-$1M DoorDash stock purchase just before an orchestrated White House photo-op.

Trump purchased $15K — $50K of TKO Group Holdings that owns the UFC event conducted at the White House in honor of his 80th birthday.

So much for the STOCK Act passed in 2012 that prohibits government officials from using “material non-public information” derived from their government positions for personal profit.

But not to worry, the recent DOJ decision “forever” bars the US Treasury from auditing Trump, his family, or any Trump businesses.

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