President Donald Trump spent much of 2025 buying securities issued by major banks and financial corporations—more than 170 investments in total—without the public knowing about them for months, according to a new federal ethics filing.
The transactions were not reported by Trump until late February 2026 and they were not publicly disclosed until this morning, long after many of them occurred, even...
The strongest version of this narrative centers on transparency and potential conflicts of interest: a former president, still influential in policy, made significant financial investments in the very sector he helped regulate, without immediate public disclosure. The delay in reporting—months after the fact—and the payment of late fees underscore a pattern of compliance lapses that could erode trust in financial ethics. The focus on preferred shares, which are less volatile but tied to regulato...