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5/ Also in the files: something I reported earlier this month, about a missing $1.1M ring that belonged to the wife of billionaire Robert Smith, who rented one of Trump's homes as his federal tax investigation heated up. More on that below. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
4/ In 2021, there was a report of another car stolen, this time a blue Range Rover, at the same Trump house across from Mar-a-Lago. 18 minutes after the call, the report notes "VEH LOCATED AT 1100 SOB." 1100 South Ocean Boulevard is Mar-a-Lago's address.
3/ In 2018, during Trump's first term, someone called to say that six jet skis pulled up on the beach and went into an abandoned house. The caller seemed a bit unsure of which property it was, but the address listed on the report is one of Trump's homes.
2/ In 2020, someone reported a $160,000 Bentley stolen out of the driveway of one of Trump's homes. It doesn't look like the car belonged to Trump. A tenant had borrowed it from a friend, then left the keys in the car and the doors unlocked.
1/ I was looking through some police reports connected to properties around Mar-a-Lago last night, and I found a few interesting tidbits.
Sergio Gor confounded a publishing house that paid Trump millions for books that largely used other people’s work. www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
It’s difficult to measure the impact of lies. Just ask the justice who called out Trump for fraud Thursday, while handing him a $500 million gift. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
NEW from me and @lilyogburn.bsky.social for @forbes.com today! After digging into thousands of pages of financial disclosures and public records and interviews with experts across the economy, we've can definitively say: Here's how much everyone in Donald Trump's Cabinet is worth. 1/4
Scoop: Robert Smith rented Donald Trump’s mansion, directly next door to Mar-a-Lago, while facing possible indictment in a massive tax-evasion case. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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"Trump Has Spent About One-Third Of His Presidency Visiting His Own Properties" New analysis out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
For all the speculation surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and his ties to Trump and others, there's actually a lot we know about how Epstein got so rich: Two billionaire patrons and a tax gimmick. @giacomotognini.bsky.social & I break down the numbers on @forbes.com 👇 www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
Just published: "'We’d Call That Corruption’: How Trump Used The Presidency To Expand His Global Empire" www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Donald Trump lied about the square footage of his properties for years. His underlings now have to figure out how big they actually are. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
The Trump family touts its “all in” commitment to crypto. Behind the scenes, however, their company has reduced its stake in one of their primary crypto ventures. I have the scoop on the backroom dealing below, thanks to a tip from @zacheverson.com. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
🚨New: “Trump Org Keeps Bringing In Foreign Workers To Staff Its Clubs And Winery” It’s sought to import 1,880 foreign workers since 2008, per Labor Dept. records—including 31 farm workers for its vineyard this year. me, for @forbes.com 1/
Crypto now accounts for more than half of Donald Trump’s net worth. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
SCOOP: Trump sold a stake in one of his his crypto ventures, a new document suggests. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
When Trump customized his Boeing 757, he had an unusual request. "An area in the galley for Oreos," says the person who refurbished the plane. "I said to him, 'Mr. Trump, really?' He goes, 'I love Oreos.'" More on Trump's plane obsessions below. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
What's behind the president's obsession with oversized planes? "It's an extension of who's got the biggest penis," says someone who used to spend time on Trump's aircraft. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
"Why Don Jr.’s New Club Will Likely Run Bigger Profits Than The Trump Hotel" Trumps' ethics lesson from the first term: they left money on the table @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Don Jr. has a new private club in D.C. It sounds a lot like his dad’s old hotel, but with a much smarter business plan. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
New: Meta is recruiting former national security officials to bolster its military ambitions, months after allowing its Llama AI model to be used for military use. www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...
The Trump Organization just admitted that the president still controls his business. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
"‘Shock And Awe’: How Trump Took Over Washington—And The World—In 100 Days" @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com
On this week's show, Jeremy asked @forbes.com senior editor @danalexander21.bsky.social how President Trump has been able to use the Presidency to increase his own personal wealth. Link to full show: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
2/ This is one of those moments where Trump does something out in the open that would be a major scandal if he did it in private. Because it's out in the open, people will probably assume it's no big deal, giving him license to push the envelope even further.
Trump, who never divested his businesses but somehow still tried to claim that he had separated from them, is now telling his underlings how they should run things via a social-media pronouncement.
New: "Trump Store Touts ‘Presidential Gold Note’ As Tariffs Rattle Markets And Gold Prices Soar" me, for @forbes.com 1/
I examined the tax returns of the private foundation belonging to billionaire Steve Feinberg, Pete Hegseth’s No. 2 at the Defense Department. He is a major supporter of DEI, which his bosses (both Hegseth and Trump) are now trying to erase. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
If you look closely at the loans in Donald Trump's portfolio--and the decisions he has made about the rates associated with them--his feud with Jerome Powell seems almost inevitable. Detailed analysis below. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Want to understand Donald Trump’s spat with Fed chair Jerome Powell? Look closely at the president’s real estate loans. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
New: "Don Jr. And Eric Trump Landed $3 Million In Stock For Joining Firm’s Advisory Board That Had Little Public Presence Before Their Appointment" me, for @forbes.com
New story published this morning: The Trump administration canceled $400 million of federal funding for Columbia University. The school, however, keeps paying millions of dollars to the president of the United States. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
New story out this morning. “‘Like A Pig In S----’: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Revels In The Trade War” www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
"Trump’s Net Worth Drops $500 Million As Tariffs Upend Global Economy" @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Here’s how much Trump’s tariffs have cost him personally—so far. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Even Trump's company is down big after he announced his tariff plans. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Trade wars have casualties. Just ask Donald Trump’s biggest donors. www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
These are the 10 richest members of Donald Trump’s administrstion. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Steve Feinberg, Donald Trump’s deputy secretary of defense, is the most qualified billionaire in the administration. He might also be the most conflicted. Deep dive published this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
The annual Forbes billionaires list is out this morning. 1. Elon Musk: $342B 2. Mark Zuckerberg: $216B ... 700. Donald Trump: $5.1B (up from $2.3B a year ago) www.forbes.com/sites/chasew...
Suffice it to say, Trump's election has been better for his fortune than for your 401(k). www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Donald Trump more than doubled his net worth in the last year. This is how: www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Out this morning: The most detailed accounting you'll find anywhere of the assets and liabilities composing Donald Trump's multibillion-dollar fortune. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
New: Trump Media paid director Donald Trump Jr. $813,000 in 2024—nearly a quarter of its annual revenue. He attended just 2 out of 5 board meetings. me, for @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
It was a match made on Fifth Ave.—Bernard Arnault and the president go back decades. Can the LVMH chief now leverage that bond to stay out of any trade wars? https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/trump-bernard-arnault-lvmh-relationship-971a8454?mod=bluesky
As a businessman, Donald Trump controlled those around him with a mix of charm and intimidation. He follows the same formula in the White House, where he is closer than ever to what he has always craved—total power. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Dive into Pete Hegseth’s personal finances, which tell you a lot about Trump’s defense secretary. By @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
Want to understand how the president could have come up with his head-scratching idea for Gaza? Come take a tour to the Donald Trump days of Atlantic City, with the people who worked alongside him as your guide. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
During her initial stint in the White House, Melania Trump showed little interest in profiting from politics. This time, she arrives with a business plan. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Trump's meme stock company (Truth Social) now pivoting to crypto s3.amazonaws.com/b2icontent.i...
I’ve covered Trump’s finances for 8 years and wrote a book about conflicts of interest during his first term. I’ve never seen anything quite like the profiteering that occurred over the last few days. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...