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Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is taking his campaign against what he describes as corruption in government across the state, while newly released financial disclosures show President Donald Trump reported more than $2.2 billion in income during 2025.
Merkley Takes His Anti-corruption Campaign Across Oregon
On September 10, Merkley and U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle held a “Stop the Corruption” town hall in Springfield as part of a series of town halls focused on concerns about corruption in politics and possible changes to government ethics rules.
In Springfield, Merkley and Hoyle called for a ban on congressional stock trading, with Merkley also raising concerns about the Trump administration’s involvement in cryptocurrency and prediction markets.
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Merkley suggested that elected officials should think about the public good- not their own portfolios- and said, “It’s not just that people are enriching themselves rather than doing the people’s work.”
The comments reflect Merkley’s characterization of the issues discussed at the town hall. The financial disclosures separately document Trump’s reported income and business interests but do not, by themselves, establish criminal wrongdoing.
Trump’s Earnings While Serving as President
Trump’s latest financial disclosure shows that he reported more than $2.2 billion in income in 2025, a substantial increase from the more than $600 million he reported for 2024.
More than $1.4 billion of the 2025 income came from cryptocurrency, digital tokens and related partnerships, according to the Washington Post’s review of the 927-page disclosure.
Trump also reported more than $620 million in income from real estate, hotels and golf-related businesses. The disclosure listed another $86.5 million from settlements involving lawsuits against ABC, CBS, Meta, YouTube and X.
The figures document the scale and sources of Trump’s reported income while he is serving as president. Questions about whether particular business interests create conflicts of interest remain separate from the financial figures themselves.
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