Thursday, January 22, 2026

Regarding the Trump kleptocracy

The editorial board of the NYT published an opinion piece about how much money Trump is estimated to have made from being president. The opinion is entitled How Trump Has Pocketed $1,408,500,000. The NYT opines (not paywalled):
He has poured his energy and creativity into the exploitation of the presidency — into finding out just how much money people, corporations and other nations are willing to put into his pockets in hopes of bending the power of the government to the service of their interests.

A review by the editorial board relying on analyses from news organizations shows that Mr. Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view. And they continue to grow.

The Trumps and their business partners have disputed some of these estimates, but we find the estimates to be more credible than the Trumps’ claims.

Trump's crypto scheme is the favored
way of bribing to get favors worth
a lot more than what donors paid

When I refer to MAGA's kleptocracy, this is an example of what I mean. 


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