A year of cronyism and self-enrichment for Trump

The New York Times estimates that Trump has made $1.4 billion in the past year, leveraging his name and power to extract payments from foreign governments, major tech companies, and ridiculous cryptocurrency deals.

TRUMP’S SORDID PARDON ECONOMY

None of this is a surprise. It’s been obvious since before he even won that he would use his power and position to benefit himself.

To mark the first year, I wanted to provide in one place the links to some of the reporting and commentary I’ve done on Trump-era cronyism:

Back during the 2024 campaign, Trump used the attention of being the GOP nominee to sell Bibles, sneakers, and coins. These were not campaign fundraisers. This was simply him working for himself instead of for his election.