a GOP-controlled Congress and the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts to let the presidency function, in her words, as a corruption racket.Noah Bookbinder, a former president of the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said Trump's blending of business and office has no real p
President Trump's personal income reached $2.2 billion in 2025, according to a newly filed federal financial disclosure, with $1.4 billion of that sum tied to cryptocurrency ventures launched since he returned to the White House. The figures have reignited a debate over whether a sitting president can run global businesses without running afoul of conflict of interest rules.
A Jump From $600 Million to $2.2 Billion in One Year
The 927 page report, filed with the Office of Government Ethics, shows Trump's reported income climbing sharply from the more than $600 million he disclosed for 2024. Much of the new money traces back to ventures that did not exist, or barely existed, before he took office again. Trump collected $635 million in royalties tied to Celebration Coins and more than $500 million through his World Liberty Financial crypto firm, the disclosure shows. Branded merchandise, including God Bless the USA Bibles and sneakers featuring an image of Trump with his fist raised, added millions more.
Real estate income also grew, particularly from properties overseas. The disclosure lists $10.4 million from a property in the United Arab Emirates and $9 million from one in Saudi Arabia, deals struck even as his administration negotiated military aid packages and tariff policy with governments in the same region. The report discloses revenue rather than profit, so it does not show precisely how much Trump personally earned after expenses.
Ethics Lawyers Call the Scale Unprecedented
Kathleen Clark, a law professor at Washington University who studies government ethics, did not mince words.
