All posts tagged "Financial Disclosure"

CNN anchor Jake Tapper called out Republicans Wednesday following reports of how much President Donald Trump has earned since returning to the White House.

Tapper raised questions about how much Trump and his family had reportedly earned according to his financial disclosure, which showed he earned more than $2.2 billion in 2025 — his first year back in office.

"This 927 page report is a staggering look at President Trump's growing fortune made while he's president through cryptocurrency holdings, royalty payments, property investments and much more," Tapper said. "Trump's total crypto earnings alone totaled about $1.4 billion during his first year back in office."...

A wealthy Democratic congressman violated federal law by tardily disclosing tens of millions of dollars in government securities and stock trades — nearly a year late in some cases, according to a new congressional financial filling.

Rep. David Trone (D-MD) reported 28 transactions involving short-term U.S. Treasury bills and a stock sale, valued between $21.65 million and $97.35 million total.

The transactions took place between April 18, 2023 and November 16, 2023, some nearly a year past a federally mandated 45-day financial disclosure deadline....

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's gig with ABC News paid him more than what he'd earn as president of the United States, according to a new federal financial filing.

Christie — now running as a long-shot Republican presidential candidate — reported earning $475,000 in salary as a senior legal and political commentator for ABC News, a job he quit just before announcing his candidacy in May. The commander in chief earns a $400,000 annual salary.

But that's just a fraction of Christie's reported earnings. He earned more then $1.6 million from his consulting firm, Christie 55 Solutions, nearly $700,000 from his law firm via salary and his partnership share, more then $400,000 from the various boards of directors he serves on and another $430,000 from speaking fees. ...

Former President Donald Trump is keeping up trademarks on his name around the world — including in countries whose relations with the United States are less than friendly, according to a federal financial disclosure filed Monday.

While some trademarks appear to be unused or inactive, Trump has kept hundreds of global trademarks in his intellectual property portfolio for future considerations, according to the public financial disclosure report, which is a requirement for all presidential candidates.

Take China. From "#Trump" to "Trump Estates" to his late ex-wife’s name, Ivana Trump, Trump has trademarked more than 100 different variations of his brand throughout the country. That includes trademarks on the names' corresponding Chinese characters....

Larry Elder, the tough-on-crime conservative talk radio host and longshot Republican candidate for president, blew past a federal deadline for filing a personal financial disclosure report, Raw Story has learned.

The violation could result in a fine. But it’s unlikely Elder will pay much — if anything — because of notoriously weak enforcement of federal laws governing lawmakers’ mandatory personal financial disclosures.

In a letter to the Federal Election Commission dated July 7, Elder for President 24 treasurer David Satterfield acknowledged that Elder, who entered the race in April, should have filed the personal financial disclosure report by May 20. By the campaign’s own math, Elder is nearly two months late....