UNPRECEDENTED CORRUPTION : The Crypto Record, the Legal Question, and the Historical Comparison
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This paper compiles the documented financial record of President Donald Trump'scryptocurrency ventures and asks a narrower legal question: who, if anyone, could file alawsuit arising from this record? The paper does not assert liability. It maps the potential plaintiffs, the legal theories available to each, and the structural barriers contractual,doctrinal, and evidentiary—that any suit would face. The record shows a documented transfer of wealth: Trump-affiliated entities earned at least $1.4 billion** from crypto in 2025 alone, while investors across five Trump-linked products are estimated to be at least **$4.7 billion underwater. The legal question is harder than the financial one. An appendix addresses a separate question: whether this record is unprecedented inpresidential history. The historical comparison is included as context, not as a legal claim.
Authors: Taalabi, M., LLM-DIPLOMAT, Team
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225740578
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