#conflictofinterest — Public Fediverse posts

Rachel Maddow: “In January Trump buys hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in Nvidia. As week later, his Commerce Dept approves the sale of Nvidia chips to China. Also in January Trump bought stock in AMD. One week later, his Commerce Dept approves AMD doing business in China. That same day, Trump bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in Apple. And then that same he did another event where he singled out Apple for praise. ‘Apple - a great company’."
#ConflictOfInterest #politics

Rachel Maddow: “In January Trump buys hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in Nvidia. As week later, his Commerce Dept approves the sale of Nvidia chips to China. Also in January Trump bought stock in AMD. One week later, his Commerce Dept approves AMD doing business in China. That same day, Trump bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in Apple. And then that same he did another event where he singled out Apple for praise. ‘Apple - a great company’."
#ConflictOfInterest #politics

Rachel Maddow: “In January Trump buys hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in Nvidia. As week later, his Commerce Dept approves the sale of Nvidia chips to China. Also in January Trump bought stock in AMD. One week later, his Commerce Dept approves AMD doing business in China. That same day, Trump bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in Apple. And then that same he did another event where he singled out Apple for praise. ‘Apple - a great company’."
#ConflictOfInterest #politics

Rachel Maddow: “In January Trump buys hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in Nvidia. As week later, his Commerce Dept approves the sale of Nvidia chips to China. Also in January Trump bought stock in AMD. One week later, his Commerce Dept approves AMD doing business in China. That same day, Trump bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in Apple. And then that same he did another event where he singled out Apple for praise. ‘Apple - a great company’."
#ConflictOfInterest #politics

ICAC: Operation Rosny
Can’t quite believe what I’m hearing here. De Kauwe, an experienced & ex-AFP** operative, is suggesting that it was ok for his client, the solicitor Maheswaran, who was also his personal solicitor, to reassure him that legal advice he (Maheswaran) had received from an unknown barrister, said it was ok to covertly surveil conversations between private people in a cafe as long as you thought they were talking about something illegal or vaguely illegal or…?

“I thought he was wearing 2 hats” says de Kauwe of Maheswaran.

The whole of this section of de Kauwe’s evidence has suddenly gotten bogged down in caveats & hedgings & half-apprehended misinterpretations of the law regarding the legality of covert surveillance which it seems de Kauwe has misunderstood in his/ his client’s own interest.

** AFP = Australian Federal Police

#ICACRadio #surveillance #covertSurveillance #covertListeningDevices #conflictOfInterest

ICAC: Operation Rosny
Can’t quite believe what I’m hearing here. De Kauwe, an experienced & ex-AFP** operative, is suggesting that it was ok for his client, the solicitor Maheswaran, who was also his personal solicitor, to reassure him that legal advice he (Maheswaran) had received from an unknown barrister, said it was ok to covertly surveil conversations between private people in a cafe as long as you thought they were talking about something illegal or vaguely illegal or…?

“I thought he was wearing 2 hats” says de Kauwe of Maheswaran.

The whole of this section of de Kauwe’s evidence has suddenly gotten bogged down in caveats & hedgings & half-apprehended misinterpretations of the law regarding the legality of covert surveillance which it seems de Kauwe has misunderstood in his/ his client’s own interest.

** AFP = Australian Federal Police

#ICACRadio #surveillance #covertSurveillance #covertListeningDevices #conflictOfInterest

ICAC: Operation Rosny
Can’t quite believe what I’m hearing here. De Kauwe, an experienced & ex-AFP** operative, is suggesting that it was ok for his client, the solicitor Maheswaran, who was also his personal solicitor, to reassure him that legal advice he (Maheswaran) had received from an unknown barrister, said it was ok to covertly surveil conversations between private people in a cafe as long as you thought they were talking about something illegal or vaguely illegal or…?

“I thought he was wearing 2 hats” says de Kauwe of Maheswaran.

The whole of this section of de Kauwe’s evidence has suddenly gotten bogged down in caveats & hedgings & half-apprehended misinterpretations of the law regarding the legality of covert surveillance which it seems de Kauwe has misunderstood in his/ his client’s own interest.

** AFP = Australian Federal Police

#ICACRadio #surveillance #covertSurveillance #covertListeningDevices #conflictOfInterest

ICAC: Operation Rosny
Can’t quite believe what I’m hearing here. De Kauwe, an experienced & ex-AFP** operative, is suggesting that it was ok for his client, the solicitor Maheswaran, who was also his personal solicitor, to reassure him that legal advice he (Maheswaran) had received from an unknown barrister, said it was ok to covertly surveil conversations between private people in a cafe as long as you thought they were talking about something illegal or vaguely illegal or…?

“I thought he was wearing 2 hats” says de Kauwe of Maheswaran.

The whole of this section of de Kauwe’s evidence has suddenly gotten bogged down in caveats & hedgings & half-apprehended misinterpretations of the law regarding the legality of covert surveillance which it seems de Kauwe has misunderstood in his/ his client’s own interest.

** AFP = Australian Federal Police

#ICACRadio #surveillance #covertSurveillance #covertListeningDevices #conflictOfInterest

ICAC: Operation Rosny
Can’t quite believe what I’m hearing here. De Kauwe, an experienced & ex-AFP** operative, is suggesting that it was ok for his client, the solicitor Maheswaran, who was also his personal solicitor, to reassure him that legal advice he (Maheswaran) had received from an unknown barrister, said it was ok to covertly surveil conversations between private people in a cafe as long as you thought they were talking about something illegal or vaguely illegal or…?

“I thought he was wearing 2 hats” says de Kauwe of Maheswaran.

The whole of this section of de Kauwe’s evidence has suddenly gotten bogged down in caveats & hedgings & half-apprehended misinterpretations of the law regarding the legality of covert surveillance which it seems de Kauwe has misunderstood in his/ his client’s own interest.

** AFP = Australian Federal Police

#ICACRadio #surveillance #covertSurveillance #covertListeningDevices #conflictOfInterest

@PhilWill @dropbear
Yes, quite the cosy relationship, but no conflict of interest there! (In the ‘modern’ sense that it didn’t conflict with *his* interest.) 😁🥳😇

#ICACRadio #conflictOfInterest

@PhilWill @dropbear
Yes, quite the cosy relationship, but no conflict of interest there! (In the ‘modern’ sense that it didn’t conflict with *his* interest.) 😁🥳😇

#ICACRadio #conflictOfInterest

@PhilWill @dropbear
Yes, quite the cosy relationship, but no conflict of interest there! (In the ‘modern’ sense that it didn’t conflict with *his* interest.) 😁🥳😇

#ICACRadio #conflictOfInterest

@PhilWill @dropbear
Yes, quite the cosy relationship, but no conflict of interest there! (In the ‘modern’ sense that it didn’t conflict with *his* interest.) 😁🥳😇

#ICACRadio #conflictOfInterest

@PhilWill @dropbear
Yes, quite the cosy relationship, but no conflict of interest there! (In the ‘modern’ sense that it didn’t conflict with *his* interest.) 😁🥳😇

#ICACRadio #conflictOfInterest

The #secret money trail behind Donald #Trump Jr.’s #wedding

#Russian #oligarch #UmarKremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s exclusive wedding, including renting out a private island and funding a fireworks show. #NationalSecurity experts have expressed alarm at the president’s son’s acceptance of the oligarch’s largesse, saying it raises an urgent question: What motivated #Kremlev to spend a fortune cultivating the connection?
#bribery #conflictofinterest #payoffs

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/43dR7l6GbEc

The #secret money trail behind Donald #Trump Jr.’s #wedding

#Russian #oligarch #UmarKremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s exclusive wedding, including renting out a private island and funding a fireworks show. #NationalSecurity experts have expressed alarm at the president’s son’s acceptance of the oligarch’s largesse, saying it raises an urgent question: What motivated #Kremlev to spend a fortune cultivating the connection?
#bribery #conflictofinterest #payoffs

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/43dR7l6GbEc

The #secret money trail behind Donald #Trump Jr.’s #wedding

#Russian #oligarch #UmarKremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s exclusive wedding, including renting out a private island and funding a fireworks show. #NationalSecurity experts have expressed alarm at the president’s son’s acceptance of the oligarch’s largesse, saying it raises an urgent question: What motivated #Kremlev to spend a fortune cultivating the connection?
#bribery #conflictofinterest #payoffs

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/43dR7l6GbEc

The #secret money trail behind Donald #Trump Jr.’s #wedding

#Russian #oligarch #UmarKremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s exclusive wedding, including renting out a private island and funding a fireworks show. #NationalSecurity experts have expressed alarm at the president’s son’s acceptance of the oligarch’s largesse, saying it raises an urgent question: What motivated #Kremlev to spend a fortune cultivating the connection?
#bribery #conflictofinterest #payoffs

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/43dR7l6GbEc

The #secret money trail behind Donald #Trump Jr.’s #wedding

#Russian #oligarch #UmarKremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s exclusive wedding, including renting out a private island and funding a fireworks show. #NationalSecurity experts have expressed alarm at the president’s son’s acceptance of the oligarch’s largesse, saying it raises an urgent question: What motivated #Kremlev to spend a fortune cultivating the connection?
#bribery #conflictofinterest #payoffs

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/43dR7l6GbEc

Pharmaceutical Industry Corruption Is Structural, Systemic, and Profitable, New Review Finds

A new empirical review published in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics reports that pharmaceutical industry corruption…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #AU #Australia #Bribery #bribes #coi #conflictofinterest #gifts #Health #industrycorruption #kickback #settlements
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/894026/

Pharmaceutical Industry Corruption Is Structural, Systemic, and Profitable, New Review Finds

A new empirical review published in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics reports that pharmaceutical industry corruption…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #AU #Australia #Bribery #bribes #coi #conflictofinterest #gifts #Health #industrycorruption #kickback #settlements
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/894026/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/689585/ Pharmaceutical Industry Corruption Is Structural, Systemic, and Profitable, New Review Finds #bribery #Bribes #coi #ConflictOfInterest #Éire #gifts #Health #HealthCare #Healthcare #IE #IndustryCorruption #Ireland #kickback #Settlements

Im Rahmen der Überarbeitung der Fusionskontrollleitlinien gab die EU-Wettbewerbsbehörde eine Studie zu den Auswirkungen von Unternehmenszusammenschlüssen in Auftrag. Den Auftrag erhielt das Wirtschaftsberatungsunternehmen Oxera, das gleichzeitig Unternehmen bei Fusionen berät und deren Interessen vertritt. Dies führt zu schwerwiegenden Interessenkonflikten.
https://rebalance-now.de/interessenkonflikt-studie-zu-fusionskontrolle-von-oxera/
#conflictofinterest #interessenkonflikte #fusionskontrolle #euwettbewerbspolitik

Im Rahmen der Überarbeitung der Fusionskontrollleitlinien gab die EU-Wettbewerbsbehörde eine Studie zu den Auswirkungen von Unternehmenszusammenschlüssen in Auftrag. Den Auftrag erhielt das Wirtschaftsberatungsunternehmen Oxera, das gleichzeitig Unternehmen bei Fusionen berät und deren Interessen vertritt. Dies führt zu schwerwiegenden Interessenkonflikten.
https://rebalance-now.de/interessenkonflikt-studie-zu-fusionskontrolle-von-oxera/
#conflictofinterest #interessenkonflikte #fusionskontrolle #euwettbewerbspolitik

Im Rahmen der Überarbeitung der Fusionskontrollleitlinien gab die EU-Wettbewerbsbehörde eine Studie zu den Auswirkungen von Unternehmenszusammenschlüssen in Auftrag. Den Auftrag erhielt das Wirtschaftsberatungsunternehmen Oxera, das gleichzeitig Unternehmen bei Fusionen berät und deren Interessen vertritt. Dies führt zu schwerwiegenden Interessenkonflikten.
https://rebalance-now.de/interessenkonflikt-studie-zu-fusionskontrolle-von-oxera/
#conflictofinterest #interessenkonflikte #fusionskontrolle #euwettbewerbspolitik

Im Rahmen der Überarbeitung der Fusionskontrollleitlinien gab die EU-Wettbewerbsbehörde eine Studie zu den Auswirkungen von Unternehmenszusammenschlüssen in Auftrag. Den Auftrag erhielt das Wirtschaftsberatungsunternehmen Oxera, das gleichzeitig Unternehmen bei Fusionen berät und deren Interessen vertritt. Dies führt zu schwerwiegenden Interessenkonflikten.
https://rebalance-now.de/interessenkonflikt-studie-zu-fusionskontrolle-von-oxera/
#conflictofinterest #interessenkonflikte #fusionskontrolle #euwettbewerbspolitik

Im Rahmen der Überarbeitung der Fusionskontrollleitlinien gab die EU-Wettbewerbsbehörde eine Studie zu den Auswirkungen von Unternehmenszusammenschlüssen in Auftrag. Den Auftrag erhielt das Wirtschaftsberatungsunternehmen Oxera, das gleichzeitig Unternehmen bei Fusionen berät und deren Interessen vertritt. Dies führt zu schwerwiegenden Interessenkonflikten.
https://rebalance-now.de/interessenkonflikt-studie-zu-fusionskontrolle-von-oxera/
#conflictofinterest #interessenkonflikte #fusionskontrolle #euwettbewerbspolitik

@kauer
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#ICACRadio #ConflictOfInterest

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#ICACRadio #ConflictOfInterest

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Trump surgeon general nominee discloses tobacco, pharma investments

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6083278-trump-surgeon-general-nominee-tobacco-drug-investments/

#MAGA #ConflictOfInterest #SurgeonGeneral

Trump surgeon general nominee discloses tobacco, pharma investments

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6083278-trump-surgeon-general-nominee-tobacco-drug-investments/

#MAGA #ConflictOfInterest #SurgeonGeneral

Trump surgeon general nominee discloses tobacco, pharma investments

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6083278-trump-surgeon-general-nominee-tobacco-drug-investments/

#MAGA #ConflictOfInterest #SurgeonGeneral

Trump surgeon general nominee discloses tobacco, pharma investments

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6083278-trump-surgeon-general-nominee-tobacco-drug-investments/

#MAGA #ConflictOfInterest #SurgeonGeneral

Trump surgeon general nominee discloses tobacco, pharma investments

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6083278-trump-surgeon-general-nominee-tobacco-drug-investments/

#MAGA #ConflictOfInterest #SurgeonGeneral

Cat Zakrzewski: "For months, Katie Miller* has denounced ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in nearly 500 posts. She did not tell her followers that she holds a more than $1 million stake in their top competitor, Elon Musk's xAI."
#AI #ConflictOfInterest.
* Wife of Stephen Miller.

Cat Zakrzewski: "For months, Katie Miller* has denounced ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in nearly 500 posts. She did not tell her followers that she holds a more than $1 million stake in their top competitor, Elon Musk's xAI."
#AI #ConflictOfInterest.
* Wife of Stephen Miller.

Cat Zakrzewski: "For months, Katie Miller* has denounced ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in nearly 500 posts. She did not tell her followers that she holds a more than $1 million stake in their top competitor, Elon Musk's xAI."
#AI #ConflictOfInterest.
* Wife of Stephen Miller.

Cat Zakrzewski: "For months, Katie Miller* has denounced ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in nearly 500 posts. She did not tell her followers that she holds a more than $1 million stake in their top competitor, Elon Musk's xAI."
#AI #ConflictOfInterest.
* Wife of Stephen Miller.

Samsung Union Chief Bought Supplies From Father-in-Law’s Firm

Choi Seung-ho, chairman of the Samsung Electronics branch of the Cho Kiup Labor Union, arrives at the Suwon…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SamsungElectronics #ChoGi-eopUnion #ChoiSeung-ho #conflictofinterest #laboruniontransparency #performancebonus #Samsung #unionblacklist
https://www.europesays.com/korea/150275/

Samsung Union Chief Bought Rally Vests From Father-in-Law’s Firm

Choi Seung-ho, chairman of the Samsung Electronics branch of the Cho Kiup Union, leaves the Suwon District Court…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Samsung #ChoiSeung-ho #conflictofinterest #DaesungGeneralTrading #SamsungElectronics #SamsungGroup #SamsungGroupSupra-EnterpriseLaborUnion #uniondues
https://www.europesays.com/korea/148215/

No contracts, no paperwork. If I worked him hard I’d sling him some money - this is how Jez talks about ‘his’ solicitor. Solicitor & friend. 🙉
Who is also Jean Nassif’s solicitor. 🙉

Then Jez apparently apologetic that he’s not really across conflict of interest… 🙈

#ICACRadio #conflictOfInterest

No contracts, no paperwork. If I worked him hard I’d sling him some money - this is how Jez talks about ‘his’ solicitor. Solicitor & friend. 🙉
Who is also Jean Nassif’s solicitor. 🙉

Then Jez apparently apologetic that he’s not really across conflict of interest… 🙈

#ICACRadio #conflictOfInterest

No contracts, no paperwork. If I worked him hard I’d sling him some money - this is how Jez talks about ‘his’ solicitor. Solicitor & friend. 🙉
Who is also Jean Nassif’s solicitor. 🙉

Then Jez apparently apologetic that he’s not really across conflict of interest… 🙈

#ICACRadio #conflictOfInterest

No contracts, no paperwork. If I worked him hard I’d sling him some money - this is how Jez talks about ‘his’ solicitor. Solicitor & friend. 🙉
Who is also Jean Nassif’s solicitor. 🙉

Then Jez apparently apologetic that he’s not really across conflict of interest… 🙈

#ICACRadio #conflictOfInterest

No contracts, no paperwork. If I worked him hard I’d sling him some money - this is how Jez talks about ‘his’ solicitor. Solicitor & friend. 🙉
Who is also Jean Nassif’s solicitor. 🙉

Then Jez apparently apologetic that he’s not really across conflict of interest… 🙈

#ICACRadio #conflictOfInterest

Watch the Liberals queue up to excuse another ethics breach. 🎪

This is their moral compass in office. Anyone still pretending to be shocked? 🧭

What follows? Nothing.

Why? Liberal voters do not just look the other way. They clap for it. 👏

Lori and Dominic Barton are destined to be the best of friends. If they are not already. 🙄

#EthicsBreach #Corruption #ConflictOfInterest #cdnpoli #canada #LiberalsMustGo #MarkCarneyCantBeTrusted #liberalssuck #Liberals #MarkCarney #WakeUpCanada

Watch the Liberals queue up to excuse another ethics breach. 🎪

This is their moral compass in office. Anyone still pretending to be shocked? 🧭

What follows? Nothing.

Why? Liberal voters do not just look the other way. They clap for it. 👏

Lori and Dominic Barton are destined to be the best of friends. If they are not already. 🙄

#EthicsBreach #Corruption #ConflictOfInterest #cdnpoli #canada #LiberalsMustGo #MarkCarneyCantBeTrusted #liberalssuck #Liberals #MarkCarney #WakeUpCanada

Watch the Liberals queue up to excuse another ethics breach. 🎪

This is their moral compass in office. Anyone still pretending to be shocked? 🧭

What follows? Nothing.

Why? Liberal voters do not just look the other way. They clap for it. 👏

Lori and Dominic Barton are destined to be the best of friends. If they are not already. 🙄

#EthicsBreach #Corruption #ConflictOfInterest #cdnpoli #canada #LiberalsMustGo #MarkCarneyCantBeTrusted #liberalssuck #Liberals #MarkCarney #WakeUpCanada

Watch the Liberals queue up to excuse another ethics breach. 🎪

This is their moral compass in office. Anyone still pretending to be shocked? 🧭

What follows? Nothing.

Why? Liberal voters do not just look the other way. They clap for it. 👏

Lori and Dominic Barton are destined to be the best of friends. If they are not already. 🙄

#EthicsBreach #Corruption #ConflictOfInterest #cdnpoli #canada #LiberalsMustGo #MarkCarneyCantBeTrusted #liberalssuck #Liberals #MarkCarney #WakeUpCanada

Perth real estate agency Ideal Realty raided amid probe into conflict of interest breaches

Authorities in Western Australia have searched the offices of a Perth property firm amid allegations its owners used…
#Australia #Perth #conflictofinterest #ConsumerProtection #IdealRealty #perthnews #property #realestateagency #royli #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/86979/

🚨 FOLLOW THE MONEY: TRUMP’S ACCOUNTS TRADED UP TO $1.86 BILLION IN 2025 — AND THE TIMING IS DRAWING SCRUTINY

WASHINGTON — August 24, 2026 — President Donald Trump’s financial disclosures reveal something extraordinary for a sitting U.S. president:

His investment accounts made **more than 21,000 securities trades in 2025**, with a total reported transaction value somewhere between approximately **$600 million and $1.86 billion**.

That does **not** mean Trump made $1.86 billion in stock-market profit.

The number represents the combined value of purchases and sales.

But the sheer scale of the trading — combined with Trump’s ability to move financial markets through government decisions and public statements — is raising serious conflict-of-interest questions.

And the trading has continued.

During the first three months of 2026 alone, Trump-linked investment accounts reported **3,642 transactions involving more than 1,000 companies and funds**, representing between roughly **$212 million and $695 million in securities trades**.

Then came June.

Another disclosure released this weekend shows **more than 1,000 additional trades**, worth between approximately **$78 million and $263 million**.

Those transactions included Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, Mastercard, Meta, Coinbase, Palantir — and newly public SpaceX.

Trump’s portfolio purchased between **$15,001 and $50,000 in SpaceX shares on June 23**.

SpaceX is a major federal contractor whose business is directly affected by U.S. defense, launch, satellite and regulatory policy.

On August 20, Trump signed a memorandum directing the government to dramatically expand commercial space launches.

There is currently **no evidence that Trump personally ordered the SpaceX purchase or changed policy to profit from it**.

The White House says independent financial institutions control the portfolio and that neither Trump nor his family directs individual investment decisions.

But SpaceX is only one example.

## THE AI TRADES

Trump’s 2025 disclosure shows that on **July 23, 2025 — the same day the White House unveiled its AI Action Plan — his accounts purchased between $1 million and $5 million each in six major technology companies:**

Amazon.

Apple.

Broadcom.

Meta.

Microsoft.

Nvidia.

The administration’s AI plan sought to reduce regulatory barriers and accelerate development of the U.S. artificial-intelligence industry.

Those companies stood to benefit from a more favorable AI environment.

But there is an important limitation:

The financial disclosure does **not reveal whether the trades happened before or after the White House announcement**, and unrelated stocks were also purchased that day.

That means the timing is noteworthy.

It is **not proof of insider trading**.

## THEN THERE WAS “LIBERATION DAY”

Another sequence has attracted even more attention.

On **April 8, 2025**, Trump’s accounts made **327 securities purchases** after markets had been battered by his sweeping tariff announcement.

The following morning, Trump posted:

**“THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!”**

Hours later, he announced a **90-day pause on many of those tariffs**.

Markets surged.

Technology stocks in which Trump’s accounts had recently purchased shares were among the companies that rebounded sharply.

Again, timing alone does not establish wrongdoing.

Trump says he does not manage the accounts.

The White House says outside professional investment managers make the trades independently, using automated and model-based strategies.

Some investment professionals who reviewed the filings also told reporters that the enormous number of transactions could be consistent with strategies such as **direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting**, which can automatically generate hundreds or thousands of transactions.

That is an important counterpoint.

But it does not eliminate the underlying ethics question.

## TRUMP’S TRADITIONAL PORTFOLIO EXPLODED IN SIZE

Trump’s financial disclosures show an extraordinary expansion of his holdings in traditional securities.

At the end of 2024, his stocks and bonds were valued at approximately:

**$225 million to $608 million.**

By the end of 2025:

**$703 million to $2.6 billion.**

That means the disclosed value of his traditional investment portfolio increased by at least several hundred million dollars and potentially much more.

But there is another crucial fact.

Much of that increase does **not appear to have come simply from stock-market profits**.

Trump reported more than **$1.4 billion in income from cryptocurrency ventures in 2025**, much of it tied to World Liberty Financial and Trump-linked crypto products.

Reuters found that substantial amounts of that newly generated crypto wealth were subsequently moved into stocks, bonds and other traditional investments.

So the claim that:

**“Trump made billions trading stocks”**

is not supported by the available disclosures.

The more accurate statement is:

**Trump generated enormous income — particularly from crypto — and his investment accounts then moved hundreds of millions, potentially more than a billion dollars, through traditional financial markets.**

## AND TRUMP ACKNOWLEDGES HE IS PROFITING

Asked about his finances in July, Trump told reporters that he was benefiting from the rising market:

**“You know why I’m profiting? Because the stock market’s going up, everybody’s profiting.”**

He again insisted that investment funds manage his money independently.

That distinction matters legally.

But it does not make the conflict-of-interest issue disappear.

The president of the United States can:

• impose or suspend tariffs
• award and influence federal contracts
• regulate artificial intelligence
• shape cryptocurrency rules
• change defense policy
• influence pharmaceutical policy
• affect banking regulation
• determine sanctions
• influence energy markets
• publicly praise or attack individual companies

And at the same time, his investment accounts can hold and trade shares in companies operating across those same sectors.

## THIS IS BIGGER THAN ONE STOCK TRADE

The SpaceX purchase may have brought renewed attention to Trump’s portfolio.

But the bigger story is the scale.

**More than 21,000 securities trades in 2025.**

**Up to $1.86 billion in trading volume.**

**Around 1,600 companies represented in his investment holdings.**

**Thousands more trades already disclosed in 2026.**

Meanwhile, Trump’s presidency itself can move markets within seconds.

That does not prove criminal insider trading.

It does not prove that Trump personally selects individual stocks.

And it does not prove that a particular government decision was made to increase his wealth.

Those distinctions matter.

But they also leave America with a much larger question:

**Should a sitting president have hundreds of millions — potentially billions — invested in companies whose fortunes can be directly affected by his own government?**

For most Americans, stock-market investing means reacting to government policy.

For the president, there is an unavoidable difference.

**He helps make the policy.**

Follow the money.

Sources: Reuters, ABC News, CBS News, Bloomberg/Fortune and U.S. Office of Government Ethics financial disclosures.

#news #Trump #FollowTheMoney #StockMarket #WallStreet #ConflictOfInterest #GovernmentEthics #SpaceX #Nvidia #BigTech #Crypto #USPolitics #Accountability

🚨 FOLLOW THE MONEY: TRUMP’S ACCOUNTS TRADED UP TO $1.86 BILLION IN 2025 — AND THE TIMING IS DRAWING SCRUTINY

WASHINGTON — August 24, 2026 — President Donald Trump’s financial disclosures reveal something extraordinary for a sitting U.S. president:

His investment accounts made **more than 21,000 securities trades in 2025**, with a total reported transaction value somewhere between approximately **$600 million and $1.86 billion**.

That does **not** mean Trump made $1.86 billion in stock-market profit.

The number represents the combined value of purchases and sales.

But the sheer scale of the trading — combined with Trump’s ability to move financial markets through government decisions and public statements — is raising serious conflict-of-interest questions.

And the trading has continued.

During the first three months of 2026 alone, Trump-linked investment accounts reported **3,642 transactions involving more than 1,000 companies and funds**, representing between roughly **$212 million and $695 million in securities trades**.

Then came June.

Another disclosure released this weekend shows **more than 1,000 additional trades**, worth between approximately **$78 million and $263 million**.

Those transactions included Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, Mastercard, Meta, Coinbase, Palantir — and newly public SpaceX.

Trump’s portfolio purchased between **$15,001 and $50,000 in SpaceX shares on June 23**.

SpaceX is a major federal contractor whose business is directly affected by U.S. defense, launch, satellite and regulatory policy.

On August 20, Trump signed a memorandum directing the government to dramatically expand commercial space launches.

There is currently **no evidence that Trump personally ordered the SpaceX purchase or changed policy to profit from it**.

The White House says independent financial institutions control the portfolio and that neither Trump nor his family directs individual investment decisions.

But SpaceX is only one example.

## THE AI TRADES

Trump’s 2025 disclosure shows that on **July 23, 2025 — the same day the White House unveiled its AI Action Plan — his accounts purchased between $1 million and $5 million each in six major technology companies:**

Amazon.

Apple.

Broadcom.

Meta.

Microsoft.

Nvidia.

The administration’s AI plan sought to reduce regulatory barriers and accelerate development of the U.S. artificial-intelligence industry.

Those companies stood to benefit from a more favorable AI environment.

But there is an important limitation:

The financial disclosure does **not reveal whether the trades happened before or after the White House announcement**, and unrelated stocks were also purchased that day.

That means the timing is noteworthy.

It is **not proof of insider trading**.

## THEN THERE WAS “LIBERATION DAY”

Another sequence has attracted even more attention.

On **April 8, 2025**, Trump’s accounts made **327 securities purchases** after markets had been battered by his sweeping tariff announcement.

The following morning, Trump posted:

**“THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!”**

Hours later, he announced a **90-day pause on many of those tariffs**.

Markets surged.

Technology stocks in which Trump’s accounts had recently purchased shares were among the companies that rebounded sharply.

Again, timing alone does not establish wrongdoing.

Trump says he does not manage the accounts.

The White House says outside professional investment managers make the trades independently, using automated and model-based strategies.

Some investment professionals who reviewed the filings also told reporters that the enormous number of transactions could be consistent with strategies such as **direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting**, which can automatically generate hundreds or thousands of transactions.

That is an important counterpoint.

But it does not eliminate the underlying ethics question.

## TRUMP’S TRADITIONAL PORTFOLIO EXPLODED IN SIZE

Trump’s financial disclosures show an extraordinary expansion of his holdings in traditional securities.

At the end of 2024, his stocks and bonds were valued at approximately:

**$225 million to $608 million.**

By the end of 2025:

**$703 million to $2.6 billion.**

That means the disclosed value of his traditional investment portfolio increased by at least several hundred million dollars and potentially much more.

But there is another crucial fact.

Much of that increase does **not appear to have come simply from stock-market profits**.

Trump reported more than **$1.4 billion in income from cryptocurrency ventures in 2025**, much of it tied to World Liberty Financial and Trump-linked crypto products.

Reuters found that substantial amounts of that newly generated crypto wealth were subsequently moved into stocks, bonds and other traditional investments.

So the claim that:

**“Trump made billions trading stocks”**

is not supported by the available disclosures.

The more accurate statement is:

**Trump generated enormous income — particularly from crypto — and his investment accounts then moved hundreds of millions, potentially more than a billion dollars, through traditional financial markets.**

## AND TRUMP ACKNOWLEDGES HE IS PROFITING

Asked about his finances in July, Trump told reporters that he was benefiting from the rising market:

**“You know why I’m profiting? Because the stock market’s going up, everybody’s profiting.”**

He again insisted that investment funds manage his money independently.

That distinction matters legally.

But it does not make the conflict-of-interest issue disappear.

The president of the United States can:

• impose or suspend tariffs
• award and influence federal contracts
• regulate artificial intelligence
• shape cryptocurrency rules
• change defense policy
• influence pharmaceutical policy
• affect banking regulation
• determine sanctions
• influence energy markets
• publicly praise or attack individual companies

And at the same time, his investment accounts can hold and trade shares in companies operating across those same sectors.

## THIS IS BIGGER THAN ONE STOCK TRADE

The SpaceX purchase may have brought renewed attention to Trump’s portfolio.

But the bigger story is the scale.

**More than 21,000 securities trades in 2025.**

**Up to $1.86 billion in trading volume.**

**Around 1,600 companies represented in his investment holdings.**

**Thousands more trades already disclosed in 2026.**

Meanwhile, Trump’s presidency itself can move markets within seconds.

That does not prove criminal insider trading.

It does not prove that Trump personally selects individual stocks.

And it does not prove that a particular government decision was made to increase his wealth.

Those distinctions matter.

But they also leave America with a much larger question:

**Should a sitting president have hundreds of millions — potentially billions — invested in companies whose fortunes can be directly affected by his own government?**

For most Americans, stock-market investing means reacting to government policy.

For the president, there is an unavoidable difference.

**He helps make the policy.**

Follow the money.

Sources: Reuters, ABC News, CBS News, Bloomberg/Fortune and U.S. Office of Government Ethics financial disclosures.

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🚨 TRUMP TO VISIT HIS OWN IRISH RESORT — WITH OFFICIAL BUSINESS ALSO ON THE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON — August 24, 2026 — President Donald Trump will travel to Ireland next month to attend the Irish Open at a golf course owned by his own family business.

And the trip will not be entirely private.

Trump is expected to visit Ireland on **September 12 and 13** and attend the tournament at Trump International Golf Links Ireland in Doonbeg.

According to the White House, the schedule will also include an event involving U.S. embassy personnel and business representatives.

That combination once again raises a familiar ethics question:

**Where does the presidency end and the Trump Organization begin?**

Trump’s sons manage the company’s day-to-day operations.

But Trump continues to financially benefit from the family business.

A presidential appearance can generate enormous publicity and commercial visibility for a property bearing his name.

There is currently **no evidence that Trump’s attendance itself violates the law**, and conducting official meetings during the trip does not by itself prove corruption.

The issue is the overlap:

Public office.

Official travel.

Presidential security and diplomatic infrastructure.

And a privately owned Trump property receiving worldwide attention.

The relevant question is simple:

**Would this presidential visit have the same commercial value if the resort did not belong to the president’s family?**

When public office meets private property, ethics questions follow.

Source: Associated Press, August 24, 2026

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