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Filings Show Trump Made 600-Plus Bond Purchases as Analysts Put Total Over $100 Million

The activity has renewed conflict-of-interest concerns given his decision not to use a blind trust.

Overview

  • Public ethics disclosures posted this week detail more than 600 transactions since January 21, the day after his inauguration for a second term.
  • Purchases span municipal and state debt as well as corporate bonds from issuers including Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Meta, Qualcomm, The Home Depot, T‑Mobile USA and UnitedHealth Group.
  • The August 12 OGE filings report only broad value ranges rather than precise amounts, leaving outside analysts to estimate totals.
  • Based on those ranges, reporting places the aggregate cost at least at $103.7 million, and no sales were listed during the period covered.
  • The White House offered no immediate comment on the 33‑page filing, while Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she would not resign after Trump urged her to step down following allegations raised by an ally.