Inside Donald Trump’s billion-dollar crypto empire
Donald Trump Trump made more than US$1.4 billion from family crypto ventures last year, raising questions about how far a president can go in turning public office into a money-making machine.
Donald Trump returned to the White House promising to make America the crypto capital of the world, despite having once dismissed Bitcoin as “not money” and warned it was “based on thin air” in a 2019 tweet.
In his first year back in office, Trump has set that scepticism aside as it has become clear crypto presents an extraordinary business opportunity.
A new financial disclosure hints at just how lucrative those ventures have become, with Trump disclosing more than US$1.4 billion ($2 billion) in income from family crypto ventures last year, raising questions about how far a president can go in turning public office into a money-making machine.
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Today, journalist and research director for Public Citizen’s Trump Accountability Project, Zach Everson discusses Donald Trump’s crypto empire and the new frontier of political corruption in America.
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Guest: Journalist and research director for Public Citizen’s Trump Accountability Project, Zach Everson
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