The evidence of profiteering

I want to respond to John Babush's letter asking to see the facts and evidence detailing how President Trump and his family profited from his time in office. But first, I want to address his last paragraph regarding new documents seemingly implicating Biden in corruption.

For almost four years, Republicans have put forward accusations tying Joe Biden to Hunter's business dealings. These claims remain unsupported by evidence. From Chuck Grassley to James Comer, Republican investigators have repeatedly conceded they uncovered no direct evidence of criminal wrongdoing or personal corruption by Joe Biden. What were supposed to be “smoking gun” congressional witnesses have been complete duds, revealing nothing or collapsing under scrutiny.

As for Donald Trump, according to his 927-page federal financial disclosure form under the Ethics in Government Act, Trump's personal revenue surged dramatically after returning to the White House. A Forbes analysis verified that his total operating revenue and proceeds reached $2.4 billion, a threefold increase from prior revenue — driven heavily by crypto dealings and licensing agreements for meme coins bearing his likeness.

His crypto firm is heavily impacted by his active promotion of industry deregulation, drawing a $2 billion investment from the UAE, alongside a $400 million jet and lucrative foreign real estate deals in the Middle East, Vietnam, Romania, and the Maldives while in office.

He is charging Wall Street firms $100,000 a month for early access to his Truth Social posts. Going back to his first term, he forced his Secret Service detail to stay at his properties and pay for lodging. The Daily Herald's word limit prohibits me from continuing.

I'm not sure what else you need. This reporting has been widely available for quite some time. I'm not sure how an informed voter would be unaware of these details unless one simply rejects them as “fake news.”

Roger Tucker, Mundelein