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Trump Made $1.2 Billion From Crypto. Congress Must Investigate.

Donald Trump is turning the presidency into a crypto cash machine.

A federal filing released yesterday shows Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year — while investors in Trump-linked ventures were hit with losses. He cashed in. They got burned. And now the same president making money from crypto gets to shape the rules for the entire industry.

Crypto executives and wealthy investors may know exactly what Trump-linked crypto products can buy: access, influence, and protection. And because crypto can make money harder to trace, we do not yet know whether foreign powers used Trump-linked products to funnel money toward Trump or shape U.S. policy.

Trump’s crypto haul looks like a blueprint for selling the Oval Office. That is exactly why Congress must investigate.

The Trump administration has the power to weaken enforcement, loosen oversight, expand crypto access to banks, and shield the industry from accountability. Every one of those decisions now comes with a built-in conflict of interest.

Presidents are supposed to serve the public — not monetize power. If Congress lets this slide, the message is clear: the most powerful office in America is for sale.

Congress must work to expose who bought Trump-linked crypto products, investigate whether foreign money was involved, and write rules that stop presidents and their families from cashing in on industries their administrations regulate.

But they will not act unless we force the issue.

Thanks for all that you do,
Matt from the Swarm