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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Trump accused of ‘disgusting’ greed after being paid over $2bn since return to office

a cutout of a man holding up a bitcoin
A cutout of Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin is displayed on a group of servers during the Bitcoin conference at the Venetian Las Vegas on 27 May 2025. Photograph: Ian Maule/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump has again been accused of “brazen crypto corruption” after financial disclosures revealed his family’s cryptocurrency ventures generated more than $1bn in his first year back in the White House.

A 927-page disclosure, released on Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics, showed that the US president had been paid more than $2.2bn last year in total, from real estate, golf resorts, branded merchandise, licensing deals and court settlements.

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