Trump subpoenaed NYT journalists and disclosed $1.4 billion crypto earnings

The White House issued subpoenas to several New York Times reporters after the paper published a story about a Qatar‑gifted Boeing 747‑8 that was being used as a presidential aircraft. The article claimed the plane, nicknamed the “flying palace,” lacked standard security systems, prompting the president’s team to demand the journalists appear before a Manhattan grand jury, a move described by the Times as an unprecedented pressure on independent media.

Separate financial filings submitted to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics show that President Donald Trump earned more than $1.4 billion in 2025 from cryptocurrency ventures, including the World Liberty Financial ecosystem and a meme token bearing his name. He reportedly reinvested the proceeds into traditional assets, expanding his holdings in stocks and bonds to between $703 million and $2.6 billion, a several‑fold increase from the previous year.