💵 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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May
6
The Guardian · 10h ago
US petrol prices hit highest level in years – as it happened
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May
5
Just Security · 21h ago
What the Iran War Reveals About the War Powers Resolution and How Congress Can Act
As many expected, the Trump administration has persisted in waging its war on Iran without congressional authorization. In doing so, the White House  continues to act in violation of not…
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May
5
Just Security · 22h ago
From Diagnosis to Deterrence: The Emerging U.S. Response to Adversarial Distillation
In April, the White House and the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) took steps toward a government response to Chinese adversarial distillation of U.S. frontier AI models. On April…
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May
5
Just Security · 22h ago
Hungary’s Election Is Already Paying Dividends for the EU and Ukraine. Is the U.S. Next?
On April 23, the European Union’s 27 member states formally approved a $106 billion loan for Ukraine, as well as a 20th sanctions package against Russia. In exchange, Ukraine resumed…
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May
5
Just Security · 22h ago
What A War Game Already Told Us About Iran
In the summer of 2002, the U.S. military spent $250 million, after two years of planning, to answer a question it had already decided. The question was: what happens if…
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May
5
Just Security · 23h ago
Early Edition: May 5, 2026
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR – CEASEFIRE …
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May
5
Just Security · 24h ago
Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions
The following timeline chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The timeline, which focuses primarily…
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May
5
Just Security · 1d ago
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
This living, searchable resource tracks legal challenges to Trump administration executive actions. If you think we are missing anything, you can email us at lte@justsecurity.org. The Tracker is part of…
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May
5
ProPublica · 1d ago
Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Illustration by Stefano Summo for ProPublica To the narcotics agents investigating drug smuggling in Puerto Rico prisons, it seemed at first like a typical scheme: associates of an inmate gang…
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May
5
The Guardian · 1d ago
First Russian oil reportedly arrives in Japan since Iran war – as it happened
This blog is now closed Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’ if it attacks US vesselsTrump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockadeWe…
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May
4
ProPublica · 2d ago
ProPublica and The Connecticut Mirror Win Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
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May
4
Just Security · 2d ago
International Crimes and Human Rights Violations Against Muslims in BJP-Ruled Indian States Require Urgent Action
A continuing — and worsening — trend of violence and discrimination against Muslims in India has long been documented by human rights organizations and independent monitors, including in a report…
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May
4
Just Security · 2d ago
The U.S. Shouldn’t Lose Sight of the Real Terrorist Threats
In April, a suspected Iranian front organization claimed credit for several arson attacks on Jewish sites in London — just the latest in a spate of alleged Iranian plots around…
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May
4
Just Security · 2d ago
Hegseth’s Intellectual Purge is an Insult to His Officer Corps
When Secretary Pete Hegseth announced  in February that the Defense Department would sever ties with Harvard University, he framed the move as an act of ideological hygiene. Harvard, he suggested,…
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May
1
ProPublica · 5d ago
“A Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Regulations
President Donald Trump, along with Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announce the rollback of an environmental regulation last year. Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images For decades, a small program…
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May
1
ProPublica · 5d ago
8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
Animation by Matt Rota and Henrike Lendowski When President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held — but just barely. If faced…
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Apr
29
ProPublica · 7d ago
Fear and Opportunity: Immigration Scams Surged as Trump’s Sweeps Lured Desperate People to Eager Defrauders
Jasmir Urbina was scammed and then deported. Across the U.S., immigration scams have spiked amid President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort. Photo courtesy of Jasmir Urbina As an asylum-seeker living…
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Apr
28
ProPublica · 8d ago
The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families
A planned Trump administration regulation will penalize disabled young adults like Shy’tyra Burton, pictured with her father, Rondell, if they live with their parents. Caroline Gutman for ProPublica Even a…
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Apr
28
ProPublica · 8d ago
Inmates Have Died in the Care of Armor Health Companies. Jails Keep Contracting With Them Anyway.
Family photos of Brian Tracey kept by his sister, Lillian Scharf, who has tried for three years to get answers about how her brother died at a jail in St.…
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Apr
27
ProPublica · 9d ago
Meet the Mayor of a Tiny Texas Town Who Wants to Limit How Cities Can Govern
Margaret Flatley for ProPublica and The Texas Tribune In February, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit accusing Dallas officials of failing to adequately fund the city’s police department…
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