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Trump's financial disclosure
President Donald Trump’s annual financial disclosure, released Tuesday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, reveals hundreds of millions of dollars in income. The 927-page report for 2025, his first full year back in office, shows crypto-related earnings: about $515 million from World Liberty Financial token sales, $65 million from equity sales in its holding company, and $635 million in royalties from “Celebration Coins” (linked to his memecoin business). His golf properties generated over $290 million, led by Mar-a-Lago, Trump National Doral, and clubs in Bedminster, Jupiter, and Washington, D.C. The disclosure details significant stock trades on Aug. 18, 2025, with three purchases of Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia each valued between $5 million and $25 million. The Nvidia trade came one week after Trump announced a deal allowing Nvidia and AMD to sell 15% of their H20 chips to China. Trump also bought $500,000–$1 million in Amazon stock on Sept. 23, the same day an FTC trial began; Amazon later settled for $2.5 billion. He reported over $86 million in legal settlements from media companies including ABC, CBS, Meta, YouTube, and X. Among other assets: gold bars valued at $500,000–$1 million, and gifts worth over $370,000—including 10 FIFA World Cup tickets from Gianni Infantino, 10 Super Bowl LIX tickets from Gayle Benson, and a $250,000 statue from Sticker Mule’s CEO. Royalty income includes $4.7 million from Trump Watches, $208,486 from “The Greenwood Bible,” and publishing deals for “Letters to Trump” and “Save America.” Liabilities include verdicts for E. Jean Carroll: a $5 million judgment (Supreme Court declined appeal) and an $83.3 million defamation award under appeal. Melania Trump disclosed $10.7 million from her documentary film and $6 million from NFTs.