💵 Corruption Tracker

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Foreign bribes. Crypto schemes. Access for sale. Presidential power pointed at personal profit. Every documented case, sourced and on record.

$2.9B+
In Documented Trump Corruption Tracked Live
Foreign bribes, pardons for sale, quid pro quo arrangements, and presidential profiteering. Verified cases sourced from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and major outlets. Updated daily.
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📄 Documented Cases
Sourced, verified, on the record
Crypto Corruption
$800M+
$TRUMP Memecoin Presidential Pump & Dump
The Trump family raked in at least $800 million in crypto since start of 2025. Trump bumped up the value of his $TRUMP memecoin 60% by offering White House tours to top investors. A sitting president using the Oval Office to move a coin he profits from.
Source: Gov. Newsom / Multiple outlets
Pay-To-Pardon
$4.3B fine reduced
Binance Pardon Crypto Exchange Co-Founder Freed
Trump pardoned Binance co-founder after Binance helped set up Trump's own crypto holdings company. The SEC also suspended a fraud investigation into crypto billionaire Justin Sun weeks after Sun invested $75 million into Trump's crypto company World Liberty Financial.
Source: Gov. Newsom / Reuters
Foreign Influence
Conviction erased
Puerto Rico Banker Pardon Pay-To-Play
Julio Herrera Velutini, a billionaire banker convicted of buying political influence, was pardoned after his family donated lavishly to Trump. Observers characterized it as "legalized corruption." Congressional Democrats called it pay-to-play.
Source: Reuters / Just Security
DOJ Dismantlement
Nationwide impact
Public Integrity Section Gutted
Trump's DOJ dismantled its Public Integrity Section the unit charged with investigating and prosecuting corruption cases across the entire country. Simultaneously dropped cases against multiple political allies including NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
Source: CREW / ProPublica
Mar-a-Lago Access
$1M per plate
Selling Government Access at $1M Per Dinner
Paul Walczak's mother paid $1 million to dine with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Her son subsequently received a pardon erasing millions in tax fraud convictions. The pardon attorney vetting process was bypassed entirely.
Source: Cato Institute / CREW
Self-Enrichment
Hundreds of millions
World Liberty Financial Presidential Crypto Profits
Trump launched World Liberty Financial while president. Foreign governments and individuals seeking favorable treatment invested heavily. A sitting president operating a business that directly benefits from his own regulatory decisions.
Source: Multiple outlets
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Apr
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The Guardian · 12m ago
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Apr
23
ProPublica · 2h ago
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Apr
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ProPublica · 2h ago
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Apr
23
The Guardian · 7h ago
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Apr
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CREW · 18h ago
CREW statement on Southern Poverty Law Center
The post CREW statement on Southern Poverty <span class="dewidow">Law Center</span> appeared first on CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Apr
22
Just Security · 22h ago
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Apr
22
Just Security · 23h ago
Early Edition: April 22, 2026
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Apr
22
Just Security · 1d ago
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Apr
22
Just Security · 1d ago
Collection: Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations)
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Apr
21
CREW · 2d ago
CREW statement on Cherfilus-McCormick resignation
The post CREW statement on <span class="dewidow">Cherfilus-McCormick resignation</span> appeared first on CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Apr
21
CREW · 2d ago
Congress must use this moment to finally establish a clear standard for expulsion 
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Apr
21
Just Security · 2d ago
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Apr
21
Just Security · 2d ago
Early Edition: April 21, 2026
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Apr
21
ProPublica · 2d ago
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Apr
17
ProPublica · 6d ago
A Protester Threw a Snowball. Federal Agents Responded With Tear Gas and Pepper Balls.
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Apr
16
ProPublica · 7d ago
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Apr
14
ProPublica · 9d ago
Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled
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Apr
13
ProPublica · 10d ago
Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
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Apr
11
ProPublica · 12d ago
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Apr
9
ProPublica · 14d ago
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