Bernie Sanders Blasts Trump Family's 'Unprecedented Kleptocracy' As Crypto Tops List Of Deals: 'Made $4 Billion Off The Presidency'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) sharply criticized the Trump family’s reported profiteering from cryptocurrency and other deals on Thursday.

Sanders Spotlights Old Report On Trump Family’s Deals

Sanders referenced a January article by The New Yorker, estimating $4.05 billion in gains for the first family of the U.S. through cryptocurrency investments, Persian Gulf deals, Qatari jet deal and other sources such as Mar-a-Lago events and Truth Social.

Sanders denounced these deals as “unprecedented kleptocracy.”

The White House didn’t immediately return Benzinga’s request for comment.

The Trump family has made $4 billion off the presidency.

Crypto: $3.02B
Persian Gulf deals: $425.8M
Qatari jet: $150M
Legal fees/merch: $127.7M
Mar-a-Lago: $125M
Corporate deals: $91M
Hanoi hotel: $40M
Truth Social: $25M
Don Jr: $19.6M

Unprecedented kleptocracy.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 23, 2026

The Crypto Effect?

The January article followed up on the August 2025 report, which pegged the Trump family’s crypto profits at about $2.36 billion from ventures such as American Bitcoin Corp. (NASDAQ:ABTC), World Liberty Financial, and the Official Trump (CRYPTO: TRUMP) and Official Melania (CRYPTO: MELANIA) memecoins.

The January article reported that the Trumps’ cryptocurrency gains surged by $646 million to $3.013 billion, boosting their total gains to $4.05 billion.

Of the $646 million, 86% came from the World Liberty Financial project, which lists Trump’s sons as co-founders. World Liberty's disclosures show 75% of WLFI token sales flow directly to a Trump entity.

Criticism Mounts

Beyond Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has sharply criticized the Trump family’s cryptocurrency ventures, labeling them a “superhighway of crypto corruption.”

Last year, she pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to open a federal investigation into Trump’s crypto-related activities.

Price Action: At the time of writing, WLFI, World Liberty Financial’s governance token, was exchanging hands at $0.07739, up 0.87% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro. The TRUMP memecoin traded up 0.19% at $2.84 at last check.

American Bitcoin shares rose 1.59% in after-hours trading after closing 5.97% lower at $1.26 during Thursday’s regular trading session. Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate declining medium- and long-term price momentum, with strength in the short term.

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