100 Days of Corruption: Oversight Democrats Highlight 100 Conflicts of Interest as President Trump Clears the Path for Corruption

Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2025)— To mark the 100th day of President Trump’s second term, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a (non-exhaustive) list of one hundred conflicts of interest—from crypto schemes to federal handouts to his billionaire buddy Elon Musk—all just within its first 100 days.

“Selling access and influence is the defining feature of the Trump White House, and this President has spent these first 100 days clearing a path for corruption and letting big corporations, his fellow felons, and billionaire buddies know that the Trump White House is open for business—for a price,” said Ranking Member Connolly.  “If you put enough money directly into Trump’s personal pocket or show that you’re loyal to the MAGA Cartel, you too could find that your cases have been dropped, that red tape has been cut, or you get some lucrative business and government contracts thrown your way.  Meanwhile, the Trump Administration is gutting vital government programs and services, stripping Americans of their health care and benefits, and raising families’ cost of living—all while gifting billionaires another tax giveaway.  100 days in and costs, chaos, and corruption are all up as Republicans make life harder for working Americans.”

Below are just some of the Trump Administration’s conflicts of interest:

1. Trump placed his media company in a trust with himself as sole beneficiary and his son as trustee, maintaining financial control while creating the appearance of separation.
2. Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin ended prosecution of a January 6th defendant after he represented that defendant in private practice.
3. Trump maintains ownership of his business empire while delegating day-to-day operations to his sons, refusing the blind trust arrangement used by previous presidents.
4. Trump reportedly seeks to reacquire his Washington, D.C. hotel that received millions of dollars in business from government officials and foreign delegations during his first term.
5. Prior to his confirmation, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Hegseth’s wife owned thousands of dollars in defense stocks, including companies that contract with the Defense Department.
6. Trump appointed his largest campaign donor and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, to lead a White House office with broad, government-wide authority and special access to confidential agency information, even as Musk continues to run multiple businesses regulated by the federal government.
7. Trump signed an order deregulating the cryptocurrency industry just as his family launched digital currency ventures.
8. Trump fired the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General, who was reportedly investigating alleged animal abuse at Musk’s company Neuralink.
9. Trump fired members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), making it impossible for the agency to take regulatory action.  NLRB had previously brought an enforcement action against Musk’s company, SpaceX, and was engaged in litigation with the company.
10. Robert Kennedy Jr. refused to completely cut ties to a vaccine lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company while serving as U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, divesting his personal stake but arranging that proceeds from the lawsuit would instead go to his son.
11. The Trump Administration hired Scott Langmack to work on the DOGE team at agencies including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) despite the fact that he is the COO of Kunkun, a property technology company that offers information to real estate investors.  Langmack’s role at HUD raises questions about whether he has access to HUD databases that reportedly contain “everything from homelessness rates to environmental and health hazards to federally insured mortgages.”
12. The Trump Administration hired Mike Mirski to work on the DOGE team at agencies including HUD despite the fact that he manages a company affected by HUD policies.
13. Tom Krause was hired to work on payment systems at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) while serving as the CEO of Cloud Software.  His position at Treasury raises questions about the extent to which his access to sensitive payments system information could give his company competitive advantages in future contracts.  Cloud Software subsidiary Citrix previously donated $1 million to the Trump inaugural fund.
14. At the direction of DOGE, the Trump Administration fired 400 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees.  Since FAA had begun to fine Musk’s company SpaceX for failing to meet the requirements of its licenses in the fall of 2024, the involvement of Musk-led DOGE in the firing of FAA employees raises the question of whether the firings will have a chilling effect on future FAA actions regarding Musk’s companies.
15. The Trump Administration “all but shut down” the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs while that office was investigating Tesla for alleged racial harassment.
16. DOGE cuts to the Transportation Department reportedly resulted in the loss of nearly half the employees at the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) charged with reviewing the safety of vehicles, including Teslas.  The NHTSA cuts raise questions about whether Musk’s actions are effectively stymying oversight of Tesla, as NHTSA has been investigating safety issues at Tesla since 2021.
17. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Kash Patel refused to divest from significant stock  holdings in a company that controls a Chinese fast fashion firm accused of using forced labor and child labor, raising questions about his impartiality in pursuing enforcement of human trafficking laws.
18. After Capitol One donated $1 million to President Trump’s inauguration fund, the Trump Administration ended a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) case against Capital One involving allegedly misleading consumers about interest payments.
19. After crypto company Consensys donated $100,000 to President Trump’s inaugural fund, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped a case pending against the firm.
20. The State Department reportedly planned to spend over $400 million to purchase armored Teslas, a major expansion of a prior Biden Administration plan to spend under $500,000 in FY 2025 on electric vehicle purchases and $3 million for supporting equipment.  Following initial public reports about this modification, the Trump Administration stated the purchase was on hold.
21. The Trump Administration appointed Secretary Rubio, already Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to simultaneously serve as Acting Archivist of the United States, making him responsible for the management and preservation of federal records, a position in which he potentially could make decisions regarding the disposition of USAID records.
22. The Trump Administration’s freeze of the CFPB’s enforcement activities halted an inquiry into Greenlight Financial Technology, a firm backed by Marc Andreessen who contributed $2.5 million to a Trump-aligned Super PAC.
23. The freeze of CFPB’s enforcement activities halted an inquiry into Meta, which contributed $1 million to the Trump inaugural fund.
24. Trump signed an Executive Order pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement, including an ongoing investigation into Pfizer, which donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration and was a former client of Attorney General Bondi.
25. Trump appointed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to simultaneously lead the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), where he could potentially have made decisions affecting the protection of whistleblower employees within the VA.
26. Trump fired the USAID Inspector General who was investigating government contracts with a satellite company owned by Elon Musk.
27. DOD Secretary Hegseth brought his wife, who has defense company investments, to meetings with foreign defense officials at a NATO gathering where Ukraine policy was discussed.
28. Prior to his confirmation, U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Lutnick had ties to cryptocurrency company Tether through his company Cantor Fitzgerald.  A Trump Executive Order made the Commerce Secretary, or his designee, a member of a working group on digital asset markets, which impacts policies relevant to Tether and Cantor Fitzgerald.
29. Commerce Secretary Lutnick, despite apparently agreeing to divest at a future date from his firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, retained ties to the firm by transferring leadership positions to his sons.
30. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) abandoned a discrimination lawsuit against SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk.
31. SEC dropped an inquiry into Robinhood Markets, an investment and cryptocurrency trading platform, which contributed $2 million to the Trump inaugural fund.
32. NLRB took steps that could lead to dismissal of its enforcement action against Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, including questioning its own jurisdiction to bring the case.
33. SEC ended a long-running investigation into Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, a company founded by the Winklevoss twins who donated $2 million to the Trump campaign (though a portion was refunded because it exceeded legal limits).
34. FAA reportedly considered canceling a $2.4 billion Verizon air traffic control communications contract and awarding it to Elon Musk’s communications company Starlink.
35. SEC issued a memo declaring that meme coins are not securities, removing them from standard investment oversight and consumer protections—a policy change that could impact Trump family cryptocurrency ventures.
36. SEC dropped a lawsuit against Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, which contributed $1 million to the Trump inaugural fund.
37. SEC suspended a fraud investigation into Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency executive who invested $75 million in a Trump digital currency venture.
38. The Trump Administration reportedly plans to abandon the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) contract with Boeing for the Space Launch System (SLS), which could potentially serve to the advantage of Musk, whose company SpaceX is developing an alternative rocket.
39. The Trump Administration changed the terms of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Development (BEAD) program to include satellite-based technology, which is what Starlink uses, positioning Musk’s company to provide services under this program where it had previously not met the criteria.
40. DOGE laid off at least 1,300 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees, raising questions about whether Musk is laying the foundation for privatizing NOAA functions in a manner that could ultimately benefit Musk’s SpaceX.
41. After Bank of America and JP Morgan donated $500,000 and $1 million, respectively, to President Trump’s inauguration fund, the Trump Administration ended a CFPB case against Bank of America, JP Morgan, and other banks that used the platform Zelle.
42. After crypto company Ripple Labs donated almost $5 million to President Trump’s inaugural fund, the SEC dropped a case against the firm involving a potential $125 million fine.
43. After crypto company Solana Labs donated $1 million to President Trump’s inaugural fund, President Trump included Solana as one of several cryptocurrencies to be included in a “strategic crypto reserve.”
44. After crypto company Paradigm Operations LP donated $1 million to President Trump’s inaugural fund, President Trump named co-founder Matt Huang to his crypto regulation working group.
45. After crypto company Ripple Labs donated almost $5 million to President Trump’s inaugural fund, President Trump announced he would include Ripple Labs’s XRP as one of several cryptocurrencies to be included in a “strategic crypto reserve.”
46. SEC dropped civil enforcement action against Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange, which contributed $1 million to the Trump inaugural fund.
47. Defense Secretary Hegseth brought his wife, who has defense company investments, to a sensitive meeting with a U.K. defense official, a day after the U.S. said it had cut off military intelligence sharing with Ukraine, discussing the rationale for the decision and future military collaboration between the U.S. and the U.K.
48. Trump signed an order creating government bitcoin holdings as his family builds digital currency ventures.
49. The first directive issued by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright focused on advancing geothermal energy, which benefits Fervo, in which his former company Liberty Energy had invested $10 million.
50. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency removed safeguards that prevented banks from engaging in cryptocurrency transactions just as the Trump family launched crypto ventures.
51. The White House pushed for laws favoring cryptocurrency called “stablecoins” just as Trump’s son launched exactly this type of digital currency.
52. Trump appeared on the White House lawn with Musk to review five Tesla models after announcing his intention to purchase a Tesla, using official resources to promote the private company of his biggest donor and top advisor.
53. Trump threatened extreme tariffs on imported European wines, which compete with his family’s own Virginia winery.
54. Commerce Secretary Lutnick publicly promoted Tesla stock while his own company held approximately $1 billion in Tesla investments.
55. Trump pardoned a cryptocurrency company and executives convicted of financial crimes, wiping clean their criminal records and potentially indicating his administration would not pursue similar cases against other crypto-related companies, including Trump’s.
56. Trump pardoned the founder of the electric vehicle company Nikola, who was convicted of fraud and donated $1.8 million to political committees supporting Trump.
57. DOJ shut down the specialized team investigating cryptocurrency fraud just as the Trump family launched new digital currency ventures.
58. U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer was appointed to simultaneously hold the position of the head of the Office of Special Counsel, where he potentially could make decisions affecting the protection of whistleblower employees within his USTR office.
59. USTR Greer was also appointed to simultaneously hold the position of the head of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), where he potentially could make decisions regarding compliance with ethics rules within USTR.
60. The Trump Administration installed Starlink satellite internet service at the White House, General Services Administration (GSA), and possibly other federal agencies.
61. Former Rep. Billy Long was nominated to lead the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after reportedly receiving large donations to pay off his campaign debt from companies over which the IRS would have oversight.  Additionally, he reportedly promoted highly dubious tax maneuvers relating to a pandemic relief tax credit.
62. President Trump provided a tour of the White House to the top 25 investors in his meme coin.
63. Top DOD and other Administration officials reportedly met with SpaceX, Palantir, and Anduril about the companies’ interest in building the “Golden Dome” missile shield Trump committed to build via a January Executive Order.  The founders of these three companies were major donors to the Trump campaign, with Musk of SpaceX contributing $278 million; Peter Thiel of Palantir giving $100,000 to the Trump inaugural committee, among other contributions; and Palmer Luckey of Anduril contributing $400,000.
64. A Trump-appointed housing official asked Attorney General Bondi to investigate NY Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud while a civil fraud case James successfully brought against Trump was under appeal.
65. Saudi-funded golf tournaments moved events to Trump’s golf courses, providing a financial windfall for Trump as his Administration sets Middle East policy.
66. Trump chooses to stay at his own properties for nearly all weekend trips, requiring significant government security and staff presence—all on the taxpayers’ tab.
67. NASA entered into lucrative contracts with SpaceX after Elon Musk helped get his friend and business partner Jared Isaacman appointed as NASA Administrator.
68. Musk and DOGE gained access to private federal government data, raising questions about the extent to which such data could be used to train AI models in a way that benefits his company xAI.
69. Elon Musk is working to dismantle the CFPB while adding a peer-to-peer payment system on X in a partnership with Visa that was announced in late January.  CFPB has been involved in regulating peer-to-peer payments.  Musk’s efforts to dismantle the CFPB also impact Tesla’s auto financing options, which are subject to CFPB regulatory oversight.  Actions against the CFPB raise questions about Musk reducing government oversight of his businesses.
70. Trump Media, a public company, awarded board members, including then-FBI Director nominee Kash Patel and then-U.S. Department of Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon, each more than 29,000 shares.  Although both declined to accept the compensation, the award raised significant conflict of interest issues.
71. DOJ dropped its meritorious corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams in exchange for his cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, prompting the mass resignation of career prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
72. Trump flexed his largely unrestrained pardon power to absolve political allies, including the 1,500-plus people convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol.
73. Elon Musk’s close ties to China, including through Tesla’s significant presence in the country, in light of China’s history of extorting information from foreign companies and contractors, render Musk a significant national security risk, which is exacerbated by his role in DOGE and data-gathering activities.
74. The price of $TRUMP, skyrocketed 58% within one hour to $14.70 on Wednesday after the token’s website announced that the top 220 holders would be invited to meet the President at his golf club near Washington, D.C., on May 22.  The “intimate private dinner” included a speech from Trump about the future of crypto.  The top 25 holders were invited to a “VIP reception” and given a White House tour.
75. Trump, whose financial portfolio is estimated to comprise 60% of bonds, reportedly reversed course on his tariff policy because of the volatility it caused on the bond market, thereby sparking further skepticism about the President’s personal financial interests and government policy.
76. Trump has threatened law firms who have defended or are associated with Democratic politicians and attorneys with punitive executive orders in order to extort pro bono services for causes and viewpoints he prefers and chill representation of those he opposes.
77. After Amazon’s $1 million donation to Trump’s inaugural fund, Jeff Bezos’s company has received multiple tangible benefits, including the firing of NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox whose agency is in active litigation with Amazon, and the nomination of David Keeling, former Amazon safety executive, to lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
78. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) blocking of public access to several previously available pollution data tracking tools has stymied efforts to hold Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI accountable for their headquarter and data centers’ severe pollution in many southern, rural, and minority communities with leading asthma and cancer rates.
79. After Bank of America and JP Morgan donated $500,000 and $1 million, respectively, to President Trump’s inauguration fund, the Trump Administration ended a CFPB case against Bank of America, JP Morgan, and other banks that used the platform Zelle.
80. After Walmart’s $150,000 donation to the Inaugural Fund, the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the CFPB, together with Acting Director Scott Bessent’s directive for counsel to not make appearance in any litigation, have led to the indefinite stay of the agency’s action against Walmart for forcing its delivery drivers to use costly deposit accounts to get paid.
81. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appointed Tyler Williams, a regulatory counsel from Galaxy Digital, to advise on crypto and blockchain policy.  The move took place after Galaxy Digital donated $1 million to the Trump inaugural fund.
82. Billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman donated $2 million to Trump’s inaugural fund and was then nominated to the position of NASA Administrator. Isaacman was once arrested for fraud and tendering bad checks in an amount of over $1 million to a casino.
83. Poultry processing company Pilgrim’s Pride donated $5 million to the Trump inaugural fund.  The USDA then rolled back the Biden-era proposal requiring poultry companies selling chicken or turkey products to keep levels of salmonella bacteria under a certain threshold and test for six dangerous salmonella strains.
84. Trump vowed to “save” vaping after a private meeting with the Vapor Technology Association, which then donated $1.3 million to the Trump inaugural fund.  The Association then launched a placement on Fox News in January urging Trump to fulfill his promise to deregulate the vaping industry.
85. Foris DAX, doing business as Crypto.com, withdrew its lawsuit against the SEC in December following Trump’s victory and donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund.  The SEC subsequently ended its probe into Crypto.com in March 2025.
86. Apple CEO Tim Cook donated $1 million to the Trump inaugural fund.  Trump subsequently lifted the tariffs he imposed on electronic devices imported from China, a significant number of which being Apple products.
87. Trump launched a lawsuit days before the 2024 election against Paramount, the parent company of CBS, over the network’s airing of an interview that painted Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in a positive light.  Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been dragging on its review of Paramount’s merger with SkyDance in a bid to extract a settlement and concessions from the company regarding its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.  Paramount has reportedly been exerting editorial pressure on its productions in order to appease Trump.
88. Trump Media  — majority-owned by Trump — finalized the deal with Crypto.com and Yorkville America Digital on April 22 to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to crypto assets and securities. Trump Media CEO and Chairman Devin Nunes said, “This agreement is a major step forward in diversifying TMTG into financial services and digital assets.”  Trump Media’s stock soared by 2% within two hours of the announcement.  Crypto.com previously donated $1 million to the Trump inaugural fund.
89. Trump reportedly pushed the British government to host a major golf tournament at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland during the Prime Minister’s visit to the White House in February 2025, prompting the Prime Minister to exert pressure on the tournament’s governing bodies in order to meet Trump’s demands.
90. Trump signed the Executive Order delaying the U.S. ban on Chinese-owned TikTok, a client of Florida mega-lobbyist Brian Ballard.  Ballard raised more than $50 million for Trump in the 2024 election.
91. The Trump administration withdrew a Biden-era proposed ban on menthol cigarettes, the top lobbying priority for Brian Ballard client Reynolds Tobacco.  Ballard raised more than $50 million for Trump in the 2024 election.
92. The Trump Administration broke with the White House Correspondents’ Association in creating a new “new media seat” in the press briefing room to reward pro-Trump outlets, including the Musk-controlled X who specifically received praises from Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for being a “large continent of independent journalists.”
93. X added new grey-checked DOGE accounts for government agencies to operate as tip lines for a cost-cutting project and to encourage users to share information about federal waste.  These DOGE accounts are in addition to the agencies’ official accounts. X’s financial outlook has significantly benefitted from Musk’s entanglement with the government.
94. Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT,” less than four hours before lifting the tariffs he imposed days earlier, raising accusations of improprieties about market manipulation and insider trading.
95. Trump has an agreement with Truth Social, a platform owned by Trump Media, a significant number of shares of whom are in turn held by Trump’s trust, to post certain types of content on Truth Social first before posting to other platforms.  Trump has since driven traffic to Truth Social with his official announcements, including news releases about cabinet picks and other appointments during the Trump-Vance transition, which contained links to a corresponding Truth Social post, and his more recent post urging the public to buy stocks before lifting the tariffs he imposed less than four hours later.
96. Trump Media, a company the majority of shares of which are held by Trump’s trust, launched a series of actively managed investment accounts designed to support companies aligned with Trump’s agenda, with themes including “Faith & Values,” “Liberty & Security,” “Energy Independence,” and “Made in America.”  These “Truth Social-branded Separately Managed Accounts” serve as a way for investors to support companies aligned with Trump’s agenda.  The companies in the “Made in America” portfolio would potentially benefit from Trump’s tariffs on competitors who make goods abroad and import them to the U.S., whose shares could fluctuate based on any announcements coming from the White House.
97. The Trump Organization unveiled plans for two more projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in partnership with Dar Global, a Saudi company close to the Saudi government.  The two projects are in addition to the planned Trump Tower in Jeddah and were announced shortly after Trump’s election victory, sparking concerns about conflicts of interest due to Dar Global’s ties with the Saudi government.
98. Trump’s God Bless the America Bibles, with a $3 production cost and $60 price tag per copy, are printed in China. The Bible however is exempted from Trump’s tariffs on China however due to an exemption for religious materials.
99. Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX who holds billions of dollars in defense contracts, sat in on the interview of Air Force Secretary nominee Troy Meink alongside Trump. Meink as the principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office has previously been involved in a classified satellite contract benefitting SpaceX, and if confirmed, will stand to oversee more contracts generating profit for Musk’s company.
100. DOGE staffer Gavin Kliger, a 25-year-old aide helping to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and oversee the layoffs of more than 1,400 employees, owns as much as $365,000 worth of shares in four companies the CFPB can regulate, including Apple and Tesla, which are on the CFPB’s list of prohibited holdings.

While Musk reportedly accepted no compensation for this service, this arrangement nonetheless offered the potential benefit of brand visibility and the opportunity to showcase the service in pitching additional contracts.