Trump Family Faces Backlash Over Allegations of Corruption

WHO:

Alternet - President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Kyle Lutnick, Brandon Lutnick, President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Steve Witkoff

NY Post - Trump family, Biden family

WHAT:

Alternet - The New York Post accused Trump’s sons of engaging in a scheme to profit from a billion-dollar mining deal with Kazakhstan.

Alternet - The Trump family has reportedly profited an estimated $2.3 billion from digital assets.

Alternet - An entity linked to the United Arab Emirates purchased a 49 percent stake in World Liberty Financial, which routed $187 million to Trump-family interests and $31 million to entities linked to Steve Witkoff.

NY Post - The editorial stated, “It was bad when the Bidens did it, and it’s just as bad when the Trumps do it.”

WHERE:

Alternet - The mining deal is associated with Kazakhstan.

Alternet - World Liberty Financial is linked to the United Arab Emirates.

WHEN:

Alternet - The Trump family’s grift reportedly began before Trump retook the White House in January 2025.

Alternet - The New York Post warned that if Democrats take the House in the midterms, hearings into Trump’s family dealings are likely to occur.

WHY:

Alternet - The New York Post editorial criticized the hypocrisy of the Trump family profiting from resource companies while previously accusing the Bidens of similar actions.

HOW:

Alternet - The Trump family is alleged to have profited from cryptocurrency deals while the government set crypto policy.

(UPDATED June 30, 2026 19:48 UTC)

The New York Post has accused Trump’s sons of being involved in a scheme to profit from a billion-dollar mining deal with Kazakhstan, while the Trump family has reportedly made an estimated $2.3 billion from digital assets. An entity linked to the United Arab Emirates purchased a 49 percent stake in World Liberty Financial, which funneled $187 million to Trump-family interests and $31 million to entities associated with Steve Witkoff. The editorial from the Post criticized the Trump family for profiting from resource companies, highlighting a perceived hypocrisy given their previous accusations against the Bidens for similar actions.