# Who’s benefiting from Trump’s presidency?

An episode of [Swamp Notes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1812430843), 24 Oct 2025, 18 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68112e9e6ac0e5213b5194c2/e/68fb9d55622b5c9ec148fbd0/media.mp3

US President Donald Trump and his family have made at least $1bn since he was elected to serve a second term, thanks to their rapidly growing cryptocurrency empire. That’s according to an FT investigation which also found that at least 30 individuals or companies that collectively donated to the president’s causes have received benefits or advantages. The FT’s Joe Miller and Alex Rogers unpack their findings. Mentioned in this podcast: How dozens of Trump’s donors have benefited from his second term How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto Email Marc with your questions (Marc.Filippino@FT.com) Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here Swamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson. We had help from Lauren Fedor. This week’s show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. The FT’s acting co head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. CREDIT: KVUE Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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