Why Trump’s Crypto Business Wants to Become a Bank – Mother Jones

Sen. Elizabeth Warren decries the first family’s latest crypto play as a “clear conflict of interest and corruption.”…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/trump-world-liberty-financial-bank/

Crypto bank part-owned by Trump family offers depositors way to ‘gain favor’ with White House, experts say

Democrats have called World Liberty Trust Company a stark example of corruption but officials claim there is no insider dealing…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/crypto-bank-world-liberty-trust-company-trump

 

Trump’s Most SHOCKING CORRUPTION Yet: The Scandal No One’s Talking About

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fIhD5CGTO9Q

Trump says big banks have turned him away, revives discrimination allegations

During a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January, Trump also accused large banks of discriminating against conservatives. JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America pushed back on his comments at the time...

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5436291-trump-banks-discrimination-allegations/

 

REVEALED: Trump owes tens of millions of dollars to a state-owned Chinese bank – Raw Story

President Donald Trump has been trying to portray former Vice President Joe Biden as a pawn of the Chinese government — but a new report from Politico claims that the president is literally tens of millions of dollars in debt to a Chinese state-owned bank. According to the report, a Trump real estate partner in 2012 initiated a $1 billion refinance scheme for a skyscraper at 1290 Avenue of the Americas in New York in which Trump owns a 30 percent stake. ...
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/revealed-trump-owes-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-to-a-state-owned-chinese-bank/

Trump lashes out after report bank found suspicious transactions - POLITICO

The president also launched into a broader criticism of the news media.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/20/donald-trump-twitter-deutsche-bank-1334358

Security analyst: Russia "collected receipts" to blackmail Trump before he even won a primary - Salon

Marcy Wheeler concludes Trump may have been compromised by Putin far earlier than the Trump tower meeting ...
https://www.salon.com/2019/01/20/how-russia-collected-receipts-to-blackmail-trump-before-he-even-won-a-primary-national-security-expert_partner/

DeVos company implicated in new report on fishy communications between Trump Organization and Russian bank - Raw Story

Cybersecurity experts found evidence of suspicious communications between a Trump Organization computer and a Russian bank in the summer of 2016 -- and they also noticed a link to Betsy DeVos and her family. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/devos-company-implicated-new-report-fishy-communications-trump-organization-russian-bank/

New investigation says partner in Trump's Toronto hotel raised financing after sending $100 million to a Putin-controlled bank - Business Insider

A Financial Times investigation into the financing of President Donald Trump's Toronto hotel tower has found fresh evidence suggesting links between the US President and Russia. The FT claims it has seen documents suggesting that the Kremlin may have been involved in indirectly financing the project. There is no suggestion that Trump knew.....
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-toronto-tower-financing-linked-to-russia-2018-7

Wells Fargo Goes to Jail? (Opening Arguments podcast OA169)

Today’s episode discusses the recent fines levied against Wells Fargo in connection with two specific acts of egregious fraud against consumers. Is it enough?

Is it proof that Trump (and Mick Mulvaney) intend rigorous defense of consumers at the CFPB? Listen and find out!

First, we delve into a grab bag of items, beginning with a heartfelt apology and Andrew Was Wrong regarding trans language. Next, we deal with a couple of wacky legal cases, before settling in on a bevy of new gun control laws passed in Maryland. Phew!

Then, we move into a discussion of Trump v. Hawaii, which was argued before the Supreme Court last week. What’s the latest on the Travel Ban?

After that, our “C” segment breaks down everything Wells Fargo.

Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #73 about lessees, assignees, and joint and several liability. Don’t forget to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE!
Interview:
https://openargs.com/oa169-wells-fargo-goes-to-jail/

Robber thinks he's locked in bank. - WatchPeopleDieInside

https://www.reddit.com/r/WatchPeopleDieInside/comments/82xcfd/robber_thinks_hes_locked_in_bank/

Jared Kushner's Firm Tied to "Suspicious Transactions" at German Bank -- Mother Jones

A German business magazine is reporting that Deutsche Bank, the German financial giant which is a major lender to both President Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, identified "suspicious transactions" related to Kushner family accounts, and has reported them to German banking regulators. The bank is reportedly willing to provide the information to special...
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/deutsche-bank-reports-suspicious-activity-related-to-jared-kushners-accounts-1/