American President Donald Trump acquired at least US$82 million (R$434 million) in corporate and municipal bonds between the end of August and the beginning of October, according to financial disclosures published on Saturday (15) by the US Office of Government Ethics.
The documents, which are mandatory for disclosure, record more than 175 transactions carried out between August 28th and October 2nd. The forms present values in ranges, which allows us to estimate a maximum of more than US$337 million (US$1.78 billion) for total purchases.
The majority of reported assets correspond to debt issued by municipalities, states, counties, school districts and other public entities. The acquisitions also include securities from companies in sectors that have been favored by regulatory changes promoted by the Trump administration.
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Among the private shares purchased are companies such as Broadcom, Qualcomm, Meta, Home Depot, CVS Health, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. The operations at the end of August also involved JP Morgan debt. A day before the release, Trump had asked the US Department of Justice to investigate the bank for its past links to Jeffrey Epstein. JP Morgan claims to regret the history of the relationship and denies having helped the financier commit “heinous acts”.
The president also acquired Intel securities after the government, under his direction, took a stake in the company.
The White House has not yet commented on the case. The American government has already stated that Trump continues to submit mandatory disclosures, but that neither he nor his family participate in the active management of the portfolio, administered by a third-party financial institution. Trump says he has put his companies in a trust under the supervision of children.
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A previous release, from August, already indicated purchases of more than US$100 million in securities since he resumed the presidency on January 20. In the annual declaration filed in June, referring to 2024, Trump reported more than US$600 million in income from cryptocurrencies, golf courses, licensing and other activities. The document also showed that the rise in cryptocurrencies significantly increased its assets.
According to calculation of Reuters at the time, assets declared in June totaled at least US$1.6 billion.
(com Reuters)
