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说到掠夺总统职位,这位“窃贼首脑”把妻儿都带上了。唐纳德·特朗普并不是唯一从总统职位中获利的特朗普家族成员。

When it comes to plundering the presidency, the thief-in-chief brings the wife and kids. Donald Trump is not the only Trump profiting from the presidency.

特朗普家族几乎每个人都在捞钱,引发了关于利益输送和数百起潜在利益冲突的担忧。

Nearly everyone in the Trump family is cashing in, raising concerns about self-dealing and hundreds of potential conflicts of interest.

虽然历任总统的亲属都试图利用家族名声敛财——看看比利·卡特、罗杰·克林顿和亨特·拜登就知道了——但没人能像特朗普家族这样厚颜无耻、贪得无厌。也没人敢像特朗普家族这样把政策与牟利混为一谈。这都是特朗普那套厚颜无耻的“偷窃艺术”的一部分。

While relatives of past presidents sought to make money off their family name — see: Billy Carter, Roger Clinton, and Hunter Biden — no one has been anywhere near as brazen or greedy. Nor has anyone dared to mix policy with profiteering like the Trump family. It is all part of Trump’s shameless Art of the Steal.

在特朗普政府每天的混乱、破坏和无能之中,往往被忽视的是前所未有的牟利行为:这位有罪的总统从美国榨取利益,而他和他的家族却越来越富有。

Often lost amid the Trump administration’s daily chaos, destruction, and incompetence is the unprecedented profiteering as the felonious president takes from America while he and his family grow richer.

根据《福布斯》报道,仅仅一年多时间,特朗普的两个大儿子小唐纳德和埃里克的净资产分别激增6倍和10倍,达到3亿美元和4亿美元。

In just over a year, Trump’s two oldest sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, have seen their net worths jump six- and 10-fold to $300 million and $400 million, respectively, according to Forbes.

近期曝光消息称,一位与普京关系密切的俄罗斯寡头在5月小唐纳德婚礼后,为一场私人岛屿派对支付了数十万美元,此事被轻描淡写地称为“只是朋友送的礼物”——尽管特朗普后来声称儿子已偿还了这位寡头。

Recent revelations that a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a party on a private island after Don Jr.’s wedding in May were brushed off as merely a gift from a friend — though Trump later said his son paid back the oligarch.

特朗普的第三任也是现任妻子梅拉尼娅也在捞钱。据估计,她在丈夫任职白宫期间从亚马逊获得了约4000万美元用于纪录片项目。她还为其回忆录《梅拉尼娅》拿到了一笔未披露的款项。

Trump’s third and current wife, Melania, is also cashing in. She received an estimated $40 million from Amazon for documentary projects during her husband’s term in the White House. She also pocketed an undisclosed amount for her memoir titled Melania.

第一夫人还涉足加密货币。她推出了$MELANIA这一模因币,初始市值约17亿美元,但迅速暴跌约95%。

The first lady is also involved in cryptocurrency. She launched $MELANIA, a memecoin that had an initial market capitalization of about $1.7 billion, but quickly plummeted by about 95%.

但据报道,在暴跌前一些内部人士已获利约1亿美元。一起诉讼指控梅拉尼娅加密货币的设计者策划了一场“拉高出货”骗局。

But not before some insiders reportedly made roughly $100 million. A lawsuit accused the designers of Melania’s cryptocurrency of orchestrating a “pump-and-dump” scheme.

据报道,自特朗普重返白宫以来,特朗普家族从多个加密货币相关产品和公司中获取了约10亿美元的税前利润。

Overall, the Trump family reportedly pocketed $1 billion in pretax profits from several cryptocurrency-related products and companies since Trump’s return to the White House.

即使是特朗普最小的儿子、年仅20岁且仍在上大学的巴伦,也从家族的加密货币项目中赚取了约4000万美元。

Overall, the Trump family reportedly pocketed $1 billion in pretax profits from several cryptocurrency-related products and companies since Trump’s return to the White House.

特朗普的大女儿伊万卡在他的第二任期内保持低调。但在特朗普的第一任期内,她和丈夫贾里德·库什纳在白宫工作期间,申报的外部收入在1.72亿至6.4亿美元之间。

Even Trump’s youngest son, Barron, 20, who is still in college, made an estimated $40 million off the family’s crypto venture. Trump’s older daughter, Ivanka, has maintained a low profile in his second term. But during Trump’s first term, she and her husband, Jared Kushner, reported between $172 million and $640 million in outside income while working in the White House.

特朗普第一任期结束后,库什纳从由沙特王储领导的基金那里为其初创的私募股权项目获得了20亿美元投资——尽管他没有任何私募股权经验。

After Trump’s first term ended, Kushner received a $2 billion investment from a fund led by the Saudi crown prince for his fledgling private equity venture — even though he had no private equity experience.

在特朗普的第二任期内,库什纳继续将个人生意与外交事务混为一谈。

After Trump’s first term ended, Kushner received a $2 billion investment from a fund led by the Saudi crown prince for his fledgling private equity venture — even though he had no private equity experience.

据报道,库什纳正试图从中东政府为这只私募股权基金筹集50亿美元,而与此同时他却担任特朗普与伊朗谈判和平协议的首席联络人。

In Trump’s second term, Kushner continues to mix personal business with diplomacy.

库什纳作为特朗普和平特使的角色举步维艰,因为他和他的和平伙伴、纽约房地产开发商兼特朗普亲信史蒂夫·威特科夫,对伊朗的核能力一无所知。

Kushner is reportedly trying to raise $5 billion for this private equity fund from Middle East governments, even as he serves as Trump’s point person in negotiating a peace deal with Iran.

更令人担忧的是,库什纳引发了质疑:他是专注于和平,还是个人利益?

Kushner’s role as Trump’s special envoy for peace has been a struggle since he and his peace partner, Steve Witkoff, a New York real estate developer and Trump crony, knew nothing about Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

“你不能既是外交官,又是沙特王室的金融棋子,”美国众议员杰米·拉斯金(民主党,马里兰州)表示,并呼吁调查库什纳的外国财务纠葛。

More troubling, Kushner has raised questions as to whether he is focused on peace or personal profits.

特朗普驳回了对其家族敛财行为的任何批评,并坚称他始终将国家利益放在首位。同样,特朗普集团——他的家族企业——坚称其“完全遵守所有适用的道德和利益冲突法律”。但监督团体和历史学家表示,特朗普的牟利行为史无前例。

“You cannot both be a diplomat and a financial pawn of the Saudi monarchy at the same time,” said U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D., Md.), who called for an investigation into Kushner’s foreign financial entanglements.

特朗普集团是由埃里克和小唐纳德管理的家族房地产公司,自其父亲重返白宫以来,已宣布达成十余项国际开发协议。

Trump dismisses any critiques of his family’s money-making ventures and maintains he always puts the nation’s interests first. Likewise, the Trump Organization, his family business, insists it is “fully compliant with all applicable ethics and conflicts of interest laws.” But watchdog groups and historians have said Trump’s profiteering is unprecedented.

但特朗普及其家族新获得的大部分财富源自加密货币业务——他曾一度将其斥为“骗局”。2024年总统竞选期间,在与比特币矿业高管会面后,特朗普改变了立场。一位高管称,该行业将筹集超过1亿美元资金,并在2024年总统大选中动员超过500万张选票。上任后,特朗普予以回报。

The Trump Organization, the family real estate company run by Eric and Don Jr., has announced a dozen international development deals since their father returned to the White House.

就职三天后,特朗普签署了一项行政命令,正式宣布美国政策支持数字资产经济和区块链技术的发展。

But most of Trump and his family’s newfound wealth stems from crypto ventures — a business he once dismissed as “a scam.” Trump changed his tune during the 2024 presidential campaign after he met with Bitcoin mining executives. One executive said his industry would raise over $100 million and turn out more than five million votes in the 2024 presidential race.

随后,他着手废除加密货币监管、撤换监管机构负责人,并终止相关调查。

But most of Trump and his family’s newfound wealth stems from crypto ventures — a business he once dismissed as “a scam.” Trump changed his tune during the 2024 presidential campaign after he met with Bitcoin mining executives. One executive said his industry would raise over $100 million and turn out more than five million votes in the 2024 presidential race.

2025年3月,他签署行政命令创建新的美国加密货币储备。次月,特朗普领导的司法部解散了负责调查加密货币犯罪的部门。到2025年12月,证券交易委员会撤销或暂停了近60%的加密货币案件。

Once in office, Trump returned the favor. Three days after his inauguration, Trump signed an executive order that officially declared it U.S. policy to support the growth of the digital asset economy and blockchain technology.

在特朗普治下,商品期货交易委员会大幅削减加密货币执法行动、清洗职业官员、缩减机构人员编制,同时为加密货币和预测市场的蓬勃发展铺平道路。

He then proceeded to gut crypto regulations, eliminate watchdogs, and drop investigations.

所有这些发生的同时,特朗普家族全力拥抱加密货币——尽管他们当中无人在这一高风险、高复杂度的业务领域有任何经验。

In March 2025, he signed an executive order to create a new U.S. crypto reserve. The following month, Trump’s Justice Department disbanded the unit that investigated cryptocurrency crimes. By December 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission dropped or paused nearly 60% of crypto cases.

2024年9月,特朗普、小唐纳德和埃里克推出了“世界自由金融”(World Liberty Financial)这一加密货币初创公司,立即引发了关于利益冲突的担忧。

Under Trump, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission slashed crypto enforcement actions, purged career officials, and shrunk the agency’s workforce, while paving the way for crypto and prediction markets to blossom.

特朗普就职典礼前四天,“世界自由金融”获得意外之财:一家与阿拉伯联合酋长国有关联的投资公司投资5亿美元,收购了该公司49%的股份。

All that occurred as the Trump family embraced cryptocurrency — even though none of them had any experience in the risky and complex business.

几个月后,阿联酋政府与特朗普政府达成协议,涉及出口数十万颗先进计算机芯片以支持人工智能技术。立法者和情报专家警告称,该交易存在国家安全风险,即该技术可能被转移至中国。

In September 2024, Trump, Don Jr., and Eric unveiled World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency start-up that sparked immediate concerns regarding conflicts of interest. Four days before Trump’s inauguration, World Liberty Financial landed a windfall: An investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates invested $500 million to acquire a 49% stake in the company.

特朗普还利用总统权力,为一名因家族加密货币公司早期发展提供助力而获罪的高管施以恩惠。

A few months later, the Emirati government reached a deal with the Trump administration involving the export of hundreds of thousands of advanced computer chips to power AI technology. Lawmakers and intelligence experts warned the sale presents a national security risk of the technology being diverted to China.

World Liberty Financial 受益于与全球最大加密货币交易平台币安的商业联盟,后者由亿万富翁赵长鹏创立,他在 2023 年因洗钱罪认罪。

A few months later, the Emirati government reached a deal with the Trump administration involving the export of hundreds of thousands of advanced computer chips to power AI technology. Lawmakers and intelligence experts warned the sale presents a national security risk of the technology being diverted to China.

特朗普于 2025 年赦免了赵长鹏。赦免令签署几天内,币安便开始在美国网站上推广 World Liberty Financial 发行的一种数字代币,使美国买家更容易购买。

Trump also used his presidential power to do a favor for a convicted executive who gave his family’s crypto company an early boost. World Liberty Financial benefited from a business alliance with Binance, the world’s largest crypto trading platform, founded by Changpeng Zhao, a billionaire mogul who pleaded guilty to money laundering in 2023.

2025 年 3 月,小唐纳德和埃里克通过收购加密货币公司 American Bitcoin 20% 的股权,扩大了他们的加密货币投资组合。

President Trump pardoned Zhao in 2025. Days after that pardon, Binance began promoting a digital coin offered by World Liberty Financial on its U.S. site, making it more accessible to American buyers.

特朗普的两个大儿子还涉足了其他他们几乎没有专业知识的业务。自父亲当选以来,小唐纳德和埃里克已加入 10 家公司的董事会,从中获得股票和其他经济利益。

In March 2025, Don Jr. and Eric expanded their crypto portfolio by buying a 20% equity stake in American Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency company.

特朗普连任后,小唐纳德成为了一名风险投资家。他受聘担任 1789 Capital 的合伙人,该公司成立于 2022 年,总部位于佛罗里达州棕榈滩。此后,1789 Capital 支持的公司已获得总价值 7.35 亿美元的政府合同。

Trump’s oldest sons have jumped into other businesses in which they have little to no expertise. Since their father’s election, Don Jr. and Eric have joined 10 company boards, where they receive stock and other financial benefits.

无人机也成为了小唐纳德和埃里克投资组合中利润丰厚的一部分,尽管他们同样缺乏该领域的经验。

After Trump was elected to a second term, Don Jr. became a venture capitalist. He was hired as a partner at 1789 Capital, a firm based in Palm Beach, Fla., founded in 2022. Companies backed by 1789 Capital have since received government contracts valued at $735 million.

2024 年 11 月,小唐纳德成为员工不足 200 人的微型无人机制造商 Unusual Machines 的投资者和顾问。该消息宣布后,该公司股价飙升 100%。

Drones have also become a lucrative part of Don Jr. and Eric’s portfolio, even though they had no experience in that business, either.

仅仅六个多月后,特朗普签署了一项行政命令,指示联邦机构优先采购美国制造的无人机,并加快军事用途的国内生产。

In November 2024, Don Jr. became an investor and adviser at Unusual Machines, a tiny drone manufacturer with fewer than 200 employees. The announcement caused the company’s stock price to jump 100%.

四个月后,Unusual Machines 赢得了其有史以来最大的合同,向美国陆军供应无人机电机。

Just over six months later, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize American-manufactured drones and accelerate domestic production for military applications.

在一笔不同寻常的交易中,一家由特朗普两个大儿子支持的高尔夫球具公司与 Powerus 合并,后者是一家位于佛罗里达州、员工不足 100 人的无人机制造商。

Four months later, Unusual Machines won its largest contract ever to supply drone motors to the U.S. Army.

企业正在发现,雇佣一位特朗普家族成员能让他们的麻烦烟消云散。

In an unusual deal, a golf club company backed by Trump’s two oldest sons merged with Powerus, a Florida-based drone manufacturer with fewer than 100 employees.

小唐纳德·特朗普加入 PublicSquare 董事会后,该公司股价飙升 180%。随后,消费者金融保护局终止了对 PublicSquare 子公司 Credova Financial 长达数年的调查,声称该调查存在偏见。

Companies are learning that hiring a Trump can make their troubles go away. After Don Jr. joined the board of PublicSquare, the company’s stock price jumped 180%. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau then closed a yearslong investigation into a subsidiary of Public Square called Credova Financial, claiming the probe was biased.

小唐纳德还是 Polymarket 的投资者兼董事会成员,以及 Kalshi 的战略顾问,这两家公司是备受争议且未受监管的预测博彩市场平台。这又是一个他毫无经验的商业领域。

Don Jr. is also an investor and board member at Polymarket and a strategic adviser at Kalshi, the controversial and unregulated prediction betting market companies. Yet another business in which he had no experience.

多个州起诉了 Polymarket 和 Kalshi,指控这两家公司经营赌博业务,违反了州法律。

A number of states have sued Polymarket and Kalshi, alleging the companies operate a gambling business in violation of state laws.

但特朗普政府站在了预测市场公司一边,起诉了三个州,坚持认为预测行业应由联邦政府监管。

But the Trump administration has sided with the prediction companies and sued three states, insisting the prediction industry should be regulated by the federal government.

显然,特朗普承诺的美国“黄金时代”,很大程度上止步于他的家族树。

Apparently, the golden age of America Trump promised largely stops at his family tree.