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Lawrence Delevingne
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Reporter for @Reuters.com
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NEW @reuters.com investigation: The Trump family’s crypto income is now approaching $1 billion, with more than $11 billion in unrealized gains ⬇️
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Inside the Trump family’s global crypto cash machine
The U.S. president’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized “on paper” gains. Much of that cash came from foreign sources as Donald Trump's sons touted their business on an international investor roadshow.
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Michelle Conlin of Reuters ( @mc0449.bsky.social ) on @theweekendprime.bsky.social talking about our report on Trump family crypto wealth www.msnbc.com/the-weekend-...
Bombshell report reveals Trump family earned more than $800m from crypto assets
A shocking new report alleges Donald Trump's family earned more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone. Much of this cash came from foreign sources as Trump's ad...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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NEW @reuters.com investigation: The Trump family’s crypto income is now approaching $1 billion, with more than $11 billion in unrealized gains ⬇️
www.reuters.com/investigatio... $WLFI
Inside the Trump family’s global crypto cash machine
The U.S. president’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized “on paper” gains. Much of that cash came from foreign sources as Donald Trump's sons touted their business on an international investor roadshow.
www.reuters.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Crypto billionaire "CZ" secures pardon from Trump www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"The Israeli military had said they targeted a Hamas camera...but a Reuters investigation found the device actually belonged to the news agency. An Israeli military official now says troops fired without required approval. Five journalists died in the attack" www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital
Israeli troops say they targeted a Hamas camera in an August strike, but a Reuters investigation found the device belonged to one of the news agency’s journalists. An Israeli official now says troops fired without required approval. The five journalists who died in the strike are among 200 killed by Israel that it has yet to fully explain.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Top Trump crypto backer Justin Sun says his World Liberty tokens 'unreasonably' frozen www.reuters.com/business/fin... $WLFI
Trump crypto backer Justin Sun says his World Liberty tokens frozen
Justin Sun, one of the biggest known backers of President Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial crypto venture, said on Friday that his tokens had been frozen, without giving further details.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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The $100 million mystery behind Trump's new mega crypto backer: www.reuters.com/business/fin... $WLFI
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July 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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In 2023, Reuters explored the legacy of enslavement and U.S. political power today with the series "Slavery's Descendants." I hope you'll give it a read now if you missed it then #juneteenth

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Top U.S. leaders and their unexplored family connections to slavery
Reuters examined how many political elites descend from slaveholders, and asked them what it means to learn the facts behind their own family’s part in slavery.
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June 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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The Friday night release of a financial disclosure report from President Trump showed hundreds of millions of dollars in income - including large sums from his crypto and golf ventures
Trump reports tens of millions in income from crypto ventures
U.S. President Donald Trump filed his first public financial disclosure report of his term on Friday, providing what he said was the latest information about his holdings, including income from his family's foray into cryptocurrencies.
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June 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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As we gear up for #GUReunion 2025, we're spotlighting SFS alums @ldelevingne.bsky.social, @megkinnardap.bsky.social, @ebazail.bsky.social & Annabelle Timsit who've turned a passion for global affairs into journalism careers. 🗞️🌍

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SFS journalist alumni tell the world's stories - SFS - School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University
Many SFS alumni become journalists, driven by a shared call to inform. We spoke with several about their paths, lessons and lasting SFS impact.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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NEW: Two Trump family crypto business partners have made ~$65M on World Liberty Financial already. Their old clients are still waiting to be made "whole" as promised www.reuters.com/business/how...
How Trump’s crypto business partners left their old clients in the lurch
Two co-founders of Dough Finance, a defi startup that was targeted by hackers last summer, are now playing a key role in the fastest-growing part of Trump family's crypto business, which has funneled $400 million to the first family.
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May 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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On Trump crypto venture World Liberty Financial, from last week: www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Democrats ask SEC to preserve records related to Trump’s crypto business, probing conflicts
A pair of top Democratic lawmakers asked the U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday to preserve records related to President Donald Trump’s crypto venture World Liberty Financial and posed questions about potential conflicts of interest.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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SEC staff spooked as major changes loom www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump's SEC starts shifting agency's focus as job cut threat spooks staff
The Securities and Exchange Commission is reducing crypto enforcement and centralizing control.
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February 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Entities behind Trump's crypto coin $TRUMP have accumulated ~$100M in trading fees in <2 weeks, a large windfall from a venture that has seen tens of thousands of small traders lose money www.reuters.com/markets/curr...
Exclusive: Trump's meme coin made nearly $100 million in trading fees, as small traders lost money
Entities behind President Donald Trump’s crypto coin have accumulated close to $100 million in trading fees in less than two weeks, according to estimates from three blockchain analysis firms, a large windfall from a venture that has seen tens of thousands of small traders lose money.
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February 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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How bond vigilantes could be a powerful check on Trump's ambitious policy agenda ⤵️

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Trump faces a powerful check on his power: bond vigilantes
When Bill Clinton began his first term as president in 1993, he faced a challenge to his authority from an unexpected adversary: bond traders.
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January 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Strong @reuters.com read today on Warren Buffett's use of coal power www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway operates the dirtiest set of coal-fired power plants in the US
A Reuters analysis shows that Berkshire coal plants emit more nitrogen oxide gases than any other coal-fired fleet in the country. Despite big investments in renewable energy, the company has resisted efforts by regulators to make coal plants cleaner.
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January 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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#ReutersNEXT in NYC day one - execs from GS, Alphabet, Warburg Pincus, Supermicro and more: events.reutersevents.com/next
December 10, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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"Atkins ... is smart, experienced, and capable. Unfortunately, he is also a deregulation zealot and industry cheerleader" www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump's SEC pick Atkins marks victory for establishment expertise
While Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief at President-elect Donald Trump's pick of respected Washington lawyer Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, critics worry his light-touch philosophy and crypto-friendly stance will hurt investors.
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December 5, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Reposted by Lawrence Delevingne
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Less than a month after his victory, President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team ready to carry out two of his biggest priorities: retribution against his political adversaries and a wholesale reshaping of the US government reut.rs/3Znnlj3
Trump taps team geared toward retribution and remaking of government
Less than a month after his victory, President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team ready to carry out two of his biggest priorities: retribution against his political adversaries and a wholesale reshaping of the U.S. government.
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December 4, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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Some background on Trump's SEC pick, Paul Atkins:
Trump picks former SEC commissioner Paul Atkins to run agency
U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would nominate Paul Atkins to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, putting a prominent conservative Washington insider atop Wall Street's major regulator.
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December 4, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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"Investigators want to know if ADM deliberately boosted Nutrition’s performance by providing it with below-cost goods from other company units" 📉 New from @chrisprentice.bsky.social / Joshua Schneyer www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Internal transactions at food giant ADM spark a sprawling criminal probe
Federal prosecutors have broadened a criminal investigation to determine whether Archer-Daniels-Midland deliberately misled investors by inflating financial results at its much-hyped Nutrition division.
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December 3, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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No more Javanka: It's now Donald Trump Jr who is the most influential of the Trump relatives. Don Jr. is helping his father pick the most controversial cabinet of modern times, including RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard.

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Donald Trump Jr is helping his father pick the most controversial cabinet of modern times
Donald Trump Jr. has emerged as the most influential Trump family member in the transition as the president-elect builds the most controversial cabinet in modern U.S. history, according to a half dozen sources with knowledge of his role, elevating inexperienced loyalists over more qualified candidates for top positions in his administration.
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November 25, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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Exclusive: Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent scores double on Trump victory reut.rs/3AUBTOK
Exclusive: Fund manager Bessent scores double on Trump victory
As a money manager, Scott Bessent's years of inconsistent performance have contributed to a nearly 90% decline in his hedge fund's assets. Now, with other business lines expanding, he has scored on perhaps his biggest bet yet: President-elect Donald Trump.
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November 24, 2024 at 3:20 AM