Donald Trump Jr. addresses scrutiny over father’s $57 million crypto income

Donald Trump Jr. has responded to questions about his father’s financial disclosure, which revealed $57.35 million in income from World Liberty Financial, the family’s cryptocurrency venture. His explanation: the president owns these assets but doesn’t access or manage them, because they sit in a revocable trust overseen by Trump Jr. and his brothers. The numbers behind the trust The $57.35 million figure comes from President Trump’s 2024 financial disclosure, which was made public in 2025. That money stems from WLFI token sales conducted by World Liberty Financial, which launched in September 2024. Trump is listed as “co-founder emeritus” of WLF. His sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, along with Zach Witkoff from the Witkoff family, handle the active operations. The family reportedly stands to receive up to 75% of net proceeds from WLF token sales and stablecoin profits. A subsequent financial disclosure, published around June 30, 2026, showed the numbers had ballooned dramatically. WLF’s token sales alone generated over $500 million in reported revenue. When you add in earnings from the $TRUMP meme coin, which brought in roughly $635 million through associated entities, total crypto-rela...