Financial disclosure
CLC requests OGE review.
Trump gave aides $155,000. An ethics watchdog wants answers.
Open file and sources ↗Watchdog complaint · no agency finding cited
The events.
The outcomes.
Dates from the documented files, newest first. These are historical events—not claims that an old case is newly breaking.
103 events
Government authority
Complaint filed, D.D.C. 1:26-cv-03172.
Common Cause challenges alleged retaliation against immigration observers.
Open file and sources ↗Complaint filed · no merits ruling cited
Government ethics
Better Markets announces suit.
Better Markets alleges improper contacts in the Fed’s capital-rule process.
Open file and sources ↗Civil complaint · no merits finding cited
Government authority
First Circuit denies requested stays, No. 26-2029.
Mail-ballot rule remains blocked after appeals court denies a stay.
Open file and sources ↗Preliminary injunction · stay denied
Legislator’s request · no new finding
Public records
Additional reporting published.
SpaceX challenges disclosure of Terafab tax-incentive records.
Open file and sources ↗Company disclosure suit · no final ruling verified
Fraud & fundraising
Appeal reported as continuing.
34 guilty verdicts. An unconditional discharge. An appeal.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal conviction · appeal reported
Fraud & fundraising
Trump says he would consider pardon.
Cohen’s criminal record remains part of the story—even after the split.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal conviction · pardon only discussed
Workplace conduct
Partial-publication order.
SpaceX workplace allegations and California’s investigatory subpoena.
Open file and sources ↗Subpoena enforcement affirmed · no discrimination finding
Public spending
Discovery order entered.
The $1.776 billion fund was scrapped. The legal fight continued.
Open file and sources ↗Fund rescinded · litigation continues
Public records
Suit filed during the week of September 7; exact date unverified.
SpaceX challenges disclosure of Terafab tax-incentive records.
Open file and sources ↗Company disclosure suit · no final ruling verified
Government authority
USPS published its final rule.
Mail-ballot rule remains blocked after appeals court denies a stay.
Open file and sources ↗Preliminary injunction · stay denied
Workplace conduct
Opinion affirms subpoena enforcement.
SpaceX workplace allegations and California’s investigatory subpoena.
Open file and sources ↗Subpoena enforcement affirmed · no discrimination finding
Public spending
Formal rescission reported.
The $1.776 billion fund was scrapped. The legal fight continued.
Open file and sources ↗Fund rescinded · litigation continues
Obstruction & false statements
Judge declines request for now.
Bannon served his sentence. The contempt case still faced a dismissal fight.
Open file and sources ↗Conviction · dismissal request not granted in cited report
Obstruction & false statements
Appeals court upholds convictions.
Navarro’s contempt convictions survived an appeal.
Open file and sources ↗Convictions upheld in cited appellate report
Public records
Attorney-general disclosure ruling reported.
SpaceX challenges disclosure of Terafab tax-incentive records.
Open file and sources ↗Company disclosure suit · no final ruling verified
Stocks & finance
Settlement approved.
Musk’s Twitter disclosure case ended in a $1.5 million settlement.
Open file and sources ↗Civil settlement approved
Public spending
Blanche says it will not proceed.
The $1.776 billion fund was scrapped. The legal fight continued.
Open file and sources ↗Fund rescinded · litigation continues
Foreign money
Later contract reporting revisits record.
Broidy admitted an illegal foreign-lobbying conspiracy.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · pardoned
Public spending
Fund announced.
The $1.776 billion fund was scrapped. The legal fight continued.
Open file and sources ↗Fund rescinded · litigation continues
Public spending
Continued government use reported.
A $70 million jet with a bedroom. Why did DHS want it?
Open file and sources ↗Procurement scrutiny · no finding cited
Stocks & finance
Defense requests further review.
Twitter takeover statements: a mixed civil verdict.
Open file and sources ↗Liability on some claims · verdict challenged
Obstruction & false statements
Civil settlement reported.
Flynn: a guilty plea, a pardon, a dismissal, and a later settlement.
Open file and sources ↗Pardoned · criminal case dismissed
Stocks & finance
Mixed verdict.
Twitter takeover statements: a mixed civil verdict.
Open file and sources ↗Liability on some claims · verdict challenged
False statements
Appeals court rejects claim.
Brody defamation suit: Musk wins on appeal.
Open file and sources ↗Appeal favors Musk · suit rejected
Public spending
Congressional questioning and response reported.
The DHS advertising contracts and questions about competition.
Open file and sources ↗Contracting allegations · Noem disputes wrongdoing
Public spending
Proposed Boeing purchase reported.
A $70 million jet with a bedroom. Why did DHS want it?
Open file and sources ↗Procurement scrutiny · no finding cited
Obstruction & false statements
DOJ seeks dismissal.
Bannon served his sentence. The contempt case still faced a dismissal fight.
Open file and sources ↗Conviction · dismissal request not granted in cited report
Environmental compliance
SELC requests enforcement following EPA action.
xAI’s Memphis turbines: disputed air-permit compliance.
Open file and sources ↗Permit dispute · no final liability finding cited
Stocks & finance
Supreme Court restores award.
Tesla’s 2018 compensation litigation.
Open file and sources ↗Award restored on appeal
Election-related conduct
Remaining case dismissed.
The Georgia indictment—and the dismissal that followed.
Open file and sources ↗Charges against remaining defendants dismissed
Public spending
Purchase and objections reported.
Two Gulfstreams: $172 million contract, larger total estimate.
Open file and sources ↗Spending questioned · DHS cites fleet needs
Bribery & access
White House defends Homan.
A $50,000 payment allegation. Why the Homan probe ended without charges.
Open file and sources ↗Probe closed · no charges
Bribery & access
Reuters reports the allegation and closure.
A $50,000 payment allegation. Why the Homan probe ended without charges.
Open file and sources ↗Probe closed · no charges
Sexual misconduct
Second Circuit upholds $83.3 million judgment.
Carroll’s civil verdicts are separate from Trump’s criminal cases.
Open file and sources ↗Civil verdicts · appellate ruling documented
Fraud & fundraising
Monetary penalty vacated on appeal.
The Trump fraud finding and the penalty that was thrown out.
Open file and sources ↗Civil finding · monetary penalty vacated on appeal
Campaign finance
Dismissal request rejected.
Election giveaway: disputed promises of random selection.
Open file and sources ↗Civil claim allowed to proceed · no merits finding
Sexual misconduct
Trump describes the end of their friendship.
Epstein’s federal prosecution ended after his death—not an acquittal.
Open file and sources ↗Federal charges dismissed after death
Stocks & finance
Disclosure reporting published.
Three aides sold Trump Media stock around the tariff announcement.
Open file and sources ↗Reported trades · no finding of insider trading
Financial disclosure
Disclosure questions reported.
Noem’s reported $80,000 payment and disclosure questions.
Open file and sources ↗Disclosure allegation · lawyer says compliant
Environmental compliance
Permit dispute reported.
xAI’s Memphis turbines: disputed air-permit compliance.
Open file and sources ↗Permit dispute · no final liability finding cited
Fraud & fundraising
Kushner addresses his record at Senate hearing.
Charles Kushner: financial crimes, witness retaliation, and a pardon.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal conviction · pardoned
Foreign money
Reuters reports the year-end assets filing.
Kushner’s $2 billion Saudi backing: the fees that drew Senate scrutiny.
Open file and sources ↗Congressional conflict-of-interest inquiry
Government authority
Injunction stayed.
USAID dismantling: the challenge to Musk’s authority.
Open file and sources ↗Preliminary injunction stayed on appeal
Government authority
Preliminary injunction issued.
USAID dismantling: the challenge to Musk’s authority.
Open file and sources ↗Preliminary injunction stayed on appeal
Conflicts of interest
Lawmakers request scrutiny.
FAA modernization and Starlink: lawmakers raise conflicts questions.
Open file and sources ↗Congressional scrutiny · no violation finding cited
Election-related conduct
Satisfaction of judgment reported.
Giuliani’s election-worker defamation case reached a settlement.
Open file and sources ↗Civil judgment · settlement satisfied
Fraud & fundraising
Bannon enters state fraud plea.
Trump pardoned Bannon. A separate state case ended in a fraud plea.
Open file and sources ↗State guilty plea
Sexual misconduct
Settlement disclosure reported.
Hegseth’s reported $50,000 settlement was a different case.
Open file and sources ↗Allegation denied · no criminal charges filed
Election-related conduct
Settlement announced.
Giuliani’s election-worker defamation case reached a settlement.
Open file and sources ↗Civil judgment · settlement satisfied
Stocks & finance
SEC sues over delayed ownership disclosure.
Musk’s Twitter disclosure case ended in a $1.5 million settlement.
Open file and sources ↗Civil settlement approved
Fraud & fundraising
Unconditional discharge imposed.
34 guilty verdicts. An unconditional discharge. An appeal.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal conviction · appeal reported
Election-related conduct
Attempt to invalidate plea rejected.
Chesebro’s plea and the first-offender distinction.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · first-offender procedure
Financial disclosure
Gift year identified in complaint.
Trump gave aides $155,000. An ethics watchdog wants answers.
Open file and sources ↗Watchdog complaint · no agency finding cited
Sexual misconduct
House report released.
Gaetz: the House findings and the criminal charges that were not filed.
Open file and sources ↗House ethics findings · no criminal charges in cited probe
Campaign finance
McAferty files suit.
Election giveaway: disputed promises of random selection.
Open file and sources ↗Civil claim allowed to proceed · no merits finding
Foreign money
Wyden requests further information.
Kushner’s $2 billion Saudi backing: the fees that drew Senate scrutiny.
Open file and sources ↗Congressional conflict-of-interest inquiry
Stocks & finance
Suit dismissed with prejudice.
Dogecoin market-manipulation suit: dismissed with prejudice.
Open file and sources ↗Dismissed with prejudice
Obstruction & false statements
Sentencing-intervention review reported.
Stone’s obstruction conviction, commutation, and pardon.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal conviction · pardoned
Foreign money
Appeals court leaves dismissal in place.
The government’s foreign-agent suit against Wynn was dismissed.
Open file and sources ↗Civil registration suit dismissed · appeal rejected
Stocks & finance
Supreme Court declines review.
The “funding secured” tweets: SEC settlement and shareholder verdict.
Open file and sources ↗SEC settlement · shareholder jury found no liability
Fraud & fundraising
Five-month perjury sentence imposed.
Trump’s former CFO entered guilty pleas in two separate cases.
Open file and sources ↗Tax-fraud and perjury guilty pleas
Workplace conduct
Employee complains to CRD.
SpaceX workplace allegations and California’s investigatory subpoena.
Open file and sources ↗Subpoena enforcement affirmed · no discrimination finding
Fraud & fundraising
Perjury plea entered.
Trump’s former CFO entered guilty pleas in two separate cases.
Open file and sources ↗Tax-fraud and perjury guilty pleas
Fraud & fundraising
Judgment formally entered.
The Trump fraud finding and the penalty that was thrown out.
Open file and sources ↗Civil finding · monetary penalty vacated on appeal
Bribery & access
Reported undercover encounter.
A $50,000 payment allegation. Why the Homan probe ended without charges.
Open file and sources ↗Probe closed · no charges
Fraud & fundraising
Jury returns 34 guilty verdicts.
34 guilty verdicts. An unconditional discharge. An appeal.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal conviction · appeal reported
Sexual misconduct
Separate defamation award.
Carroll’s civil verdicts are separate from Trump’s criminal cases.
Open file and sources ↗Civil verdicts · appellate ruling documented
Stocks & finance
Lower court cancels award.
Tesla’s 2018 compensation litigation.
Open file and sources ↗Award restored on appeal
Election-related conduct
Ellis enters plea.
Ellis admitted helping make false election statements.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · later docket review needed
Election-related conduct
First-offender plea.
Chesebro’s plea and the first-offender distinction.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · first-offender procedure
Election-related conduct
Plea entered.
Powell pleaded guilty to six Georgia misdemeanors.
Open file and sources ↗Misdemeanor guilty plea · later docket review needed
Workplace conduct
EEOC files federal suit.
Tesla: the EEOC’s racial-harassment and retaliation lawsuit.
Open file and sources ↗Agency allegations · later disposition unverified
Election-related conduct
Indictment returned.
The Georgia indictment—and the dismissal that followed.
Open file and sources ↗Charges against remaining defendants dismissed
Stocks & finance
Shareholder verdict favors defendants.
The “funding secured” tweets: SEC settlement and shareholder verdict.
Open file and sources ↗SEC settlement · shareholder jury found no liability
Obstruction & false statements
Two contempt convictions.
Navarro’s contempt convictions survived an appeal.
Open file and sources ↗Convictions upheld in cited appellate report
Sexual misconduct
First civil jury award.
Carroll’s civil verdicts are separate from Trump’s criminal cases.
Open file and sources ↗Civil verdicts · appellate ruling documented
Appeal favors Musk · suit rejected
Stocks & finance
Statements challenged by investors.
Twitter takeover statements: a mixed civil verdict.
Open file and sources ↗Liability on some claims · verdict challenged
Fraud & fundraising
Tax-related guilty plea.
Trump’s former CFO entered guilty pleas in two separate cases.
Open file and sources ↗Tax-fraud and perjury guilty pleas
Foreign money
Jury acquits on all charges.
Barrack faced a foreign-agent prosecution. The jury acquitted him.
Open file and sources ↗Acquitted of all charges
Foreign money
Pardon granted.
Broidy admitted an illegal foreign-lobbying conspiracy.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · pardoned
Foreign money
Affinity established after Kushner’s White House service.
Kushner’s $2 billion Saudi backing: the fees that drew Senate scrutiny.
Open file and sources ↗Congressional conflict-of-interest inquiry
Fraud & fundraising
Federal pardon precedes separate state case.
Trump pardoned Bannon. A separate state case ended in a fraud plea.
Open file and sources ↗State guilty plea
Fraud & fundraising
Trump grants pardon.
Charles Kushner: financial crimes, witness retaliation, and a pardon.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal conviction · pardoned
Fraud & fundraising
Federal pardon granted.
Manafort’s financial-crime cases ended with a Trump pardon.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal convictions · pardoned
Obstruction & false statements
Court dismisses criminal case after pardon.
Flynn: a guilty plea, a pardon, a dismissal, and a later settlement.
Open file and sources ↗Pardoned · criminal case dismissed
Stocks & finance
Trump grants pardon.
A documented insider-trading case: Chris Collins.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · pardoned
Fraud & fundraising
Pardon granted.
Duncan Hunter’s campaign-fund case and pardon.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · pardoned
Obstruction & false statements
Trump grants pardon.
Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, then received a pardon.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · pardoned
Fraud & fundraising
Sentence imposed.
Duncan Hunter’s campaign-fund case and pardon.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · pardoned
Stocks & finance
Sentence imposed.
A documented insider-trading case: Chris Collins.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · pardoned
Obstruction & false statements
Sentence commuted, then pardoned on December 23.
Stone’s obstruction conviction, commutation, and pardon.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal conviction · pardoned
Obstruction & false statements
Sentence imposed.
Rick Gates pleaded guilty and cooperated with prosecutors.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · historical sentencing record
Fraud & fundraising
Court orders damages payment.
The charity case that led to a $2 million payment order.
Open file and sources ↗Civil damages order
Sexual misconduct
Federal prosecution dismissed after death.
Epstein’s federal prosecution ended after his death—not an acquittal.
Open file and sources ↗Federal charges dismissed after death
Stocks & finance
SEC announces settlement.
The “funding secured” tweets: SEC settlement and shareholder verdict.
Open file and sources ↗SEC settlement · shareholder jury found no liability
Fraud & fundraising
Verdict and separate guilty plea.
Manafort’s financial-crime cases ended with a Trump pardon.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal convictions · pardoned
Obstruction & false statements
Guilty plea.
Rick Gates pleaded guilty and cooperated with prosecutors.
Open file and sources ↗Guilty plea · historical sentencing record
Fraud & fundraising
Three-year sentence.
Cohen’s criminal record remains part of the story—even after the split.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal conviction · pardon only discussed
Sexual misconduct
Alleged encounter.
Hegseth’s reported $50,000 settlement was a different case.
Open file and sources ↗Allegation denied · no criminal charges filed
Fraud & fundraising
Criminal sentence imposed.
Charles Kushner: financial crimes, witness retaliation, and a pardon.
Open file and sources ↗Criminal conviction · pardoned
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