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Tue May 27, 2025, 02:17 PM Tuesday

The REAL cost of Presidential Corruption

Unprecedented Profiteering from the Presidency

Donald Trump’s time in office has brought something new — and dangerous — into American politics: a president who turns the presidency into a personal cash machine. It’s not even subtle.

A New York Times investigation found that Trump’s family has made more than $320 million from things like crypto deals, real estate ventures — not to mention the private jet from Qatar worth $400 million. And yes, he plans to keep the jet.

Past presidents had scandals — remember Watergate or Teapot Dome? But this is something different. Trump’s kids, like Don Jr., Eric, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, used their family name and political power to ink deals with foreign governments and big businesses. They didn’t even try to hide it.

The Stark Reality of Open Corruption

Here are just a few wild examples:

Melania Trump scored a $40 million movie deal, bankrolled by Jeff Bezos, which was reportedly more than 4 times any other bid and the most Amazon has ever paid for a documentary.

https://www.brightamerica.org/p/the-real-cost-of-presidential-corruption
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