Chris Christie Compares Trump’s $1.4 Billion Crypto Haul to Putin-Style Corruption

Republican Chris Christie has compared Donald Trump’s staggering personal profits from cryptocurrency to the kind of self-enrichment associated with Vladimir Putin.Trump’s annual financial disclosure, released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, showed the president made over $1.4 billion from crypto ventures in 2025 alone. The 927-page document revealed that Trump pocketed more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, the crypto company he founded with sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump that sells “governance tokens,” and another $635 million from his $TRUMP meme coin, launched three days before his inauguration. The disclosure also showed over $80 million from legal settlements with media companies, $4.7 million from Trump-branded watches, and seven-figure profits from Bibles, sneakers, and other merchandise.




