Trump says ‘nothing illegal’ about massive crypto profits

President Trump denied Thursday there was anything illegal in the massive profits from cryptocurrency seen in his financial disclosure forms released this week. 

“I could know about it. I didn’t. There’s nothing illegal. There’s nothing wrong with it I could know,” Trump said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday. 

The president’s personal financial disclosures released Tuesday showed he raked in more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency venture he co-founded with his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

The Trumps launched the venture in fall 2024 as the then-presidential candidate embraced the crypto industry during his campaign.

World Liberty Financial has faced........

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