Self-Dealing

House Judiciary Democrats Release Report Exposing Trump Family's $800 Million Cryptocurrency Empire Built on Foreign Influence and Self-Dealing

| Importance: 10/10

Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released a comprehensive staff report revealing that President Donald Trump and his family earned more than $800 million from cryptocurrency ventures in the first half of 2025 alone, with total crypto holdings valued at up to $11.6 …

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Trump Administration Develops Gaza GREAT Trust Reconstruction Plan Led by Kushner and Witkoff

| Importance: 9/10

The Trump administration developed the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation (GREAT) Trust plan (also known as “Project Sunrise”), with Trump Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner leading the development over 45 days beginning in October 2025. The …

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Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Divests $120M Real Estate Stake While Retaining $350M in Assets Including Trump Crypto

| Importance: 8/10

Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff sold his stake in the Witkoff Group for $120 million, according to financial disclosures released publicly in mid-September 2025. The sale was described as addressing conflict of interest concerns between his government role and business …

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Trump Convenes Oval Office Meeting on Gaza Development With Jared Kushner's Business Interests Central

| Importance: 10/10

Trump convened an Oval Office meeting on Gaza’s future with Jared Kushner, real estate developer Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. During discussions, Trump floated expelling Palestinian residents and redeveloping Gaza into a luxury resort, …

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Trump Administration Officially Accepts $400-500 Million Luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar as Air Force One Gift, Sparking Constitutional Crisis Over Foreign Emoluments and Bribery

| Importance: 10/10

The Trump Administration officially accepted a Boeing 747-8 luxury jetliner valued at approximately $400-500 million from the government of Qatar on May 21, 2025, to serve as a new Air Force One presidential aircraft. The acceptance of what Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer characterized as …

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Signs Ethics Agreement to Divest Oil and Gas Interests

| Importance: 8/10

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was confirmed by the Senate in a 79-18 vote, signing an ethics agreement to divest from oil and gas interests within 90 days of confirmation. Despite pledging to address conflicts of interest, Burgum has a history of voting on issues related to companies with his …

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Jury finds NRA, Wayne LaPierre liable for corruption; $6.35M damages ordered

| Importance: 8/10

Manhattan jury found former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for $5.4 million in damages ($4.4M after partial repayment) and the NRA organization liable for failing to properly manage nonprofit assets from 2014-2022. The six-week trial revealed LaPierre’s systematic misuse of charitable funds …

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NY AG sues NRA seeking dissolution over $64M fraud by Wayne LaPierre, executives

| Importance: 9/10

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed lawsuit to dissolve the National Rifle Association after three-year investigation revealed $64 million in financial misconduct by executive leadership (2015-2018). The suit charged NRA chief Wayne LaPierre and three senior executives with diverting …

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WeWork Withdraws IPO After Valuation Collapses from $47 Billion to $10 Billion, Exposing Massive Corporate Governance Failure

| Importance: 8/10

WeWork formally withdraws its S-1 filing and postpones its IPO after investor scrutiny reveals catastrophic governance failures and self-dealing by CEO Adam Neumann. The company’s valuation collapses from $47 billion (January 2019) to under $10 billion in months. The SEC investigation reveals …

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New York AG Sues Trump Foundation for "Persistent Illegal Conduct" and Coordinating with Campaign

| Importance: 9/10

New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood filed a comprehensive lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation, Donald Trump, and his three eldest children (Donald Jr., Eric, and Ivanka) alleging “persistently illegal conduct” spanning more than a decade. The lawsuit documented a …

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Washington Post Investigation Reveals Trump Foundation Used for Self-Dealing and Business Settlements

| Importance: 9/10

Washington Post investigative reporter David Fahrenthold published a groundbreaking series of investigations revealing that the Donald J. Trump Foundation had engaged in a systematic pattern of illegal self-dealing, using tax-exempt charitable funds to purchase items for Trump’s personal use, …

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Eric Trump Foundation Funneled Cancer Charity Donations to Trump Organization Businesses

| Importance: 8/10

The Eric Trump Foundation, ostensibly dedicated to raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to fight childhood cancer, systematically funneled charitable donations to Trump Organization businesses by paying inflated costs for charity golf events held at Trump properties. Despite …

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Trump Foundation Buys $20,000 Portrait of Trump at Charity Auction, Hangs in Trump Golf Club

| Importance: 8/10

The Donald J. Trump Foundation spent $20,000 in charitable funds to purchase a portrait of Donald Trump painted by a speed-painter at a charity gala at Mar-a-Lago. The four-foot portrait, created during the event, was supposed to be sold with proceeds benefiting the charity hosting the auction. …

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Trump Foundation Paid $25,000 to Settle Trump University Legal Claim Using Charity Funds

| Importance: 9/10

The Donald J. Trump Foundation illegally paid a $25,000 settlement related to Trump University litigation using tax-exempt charitable funds rather than Trump’s personal or business accounts. This payment represented another instance of Trump using his charitable foundation as a personal …

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Trump Foundation Illegally Used $158,000 in Charity Funds to Settle Mar-a-Lago Legal Dispute

| Importance: 9/10

The Donald J. Trump Foundation used $158,000 in tax-exempt charitable funds to settle a legal dispute between the Town of Palm Beach and Trump’s for-profit Mar-a-Lago Club over an illegal 80-foot flagpole. The town had fined Trump’s private club for violating local ordinances by erecting …

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Trump Foundation Pays $258,000 for Six-Foot Portrait of Trump at Charity Auction

| Importance: 8/10

The Donald J. Trump Foundation paid $258,000 in charitable funds to purchase a six-foot portrait of Donald Trump at a charity auction in Palm Beach, Florida. The portrait, painted by artist William Quigley, was supposed to be sold to benefit charity, but instead the Foundation used tax-exempt …

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