If you want to know who in government might be cashing checks while making policy, this database helps you follow the money. ProPublica collected hundreds of financial disclosure forms from Trump-era officials so the public can see their investments, assets, and potential conflicts of interest.
Trump Team Financial Disclosures is an investigative transparency project created by the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica. The interactive database compiles financial disclosure forms submitted by hundreds of political appointees and officials who served in the Trump administration. These disclosures provide detailed information about personal financial holdings, business interests, outside employment, and investment assets tied to government officials.
Financial disclosure forms are required by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics for many federal officials. They are designed to reveal potential conflicts of interest by documenting sources of income, corporate ownership stakes, debts, gifts, and other financial relationships that might influence policy decisions. Because the Trump administration initially released these documents in scattered or hard-to-search formats, ProPublica collected and organized them into a central searchable database so journalists, watchdog groups, and citizens could examine them more easily.
The database includes hundreds of disclosure reports for individuals across the federal government, including White House staff, Cabinet members, agency officials, and political appointees placed inside federal agencies. Each entry typically lists the official’s role, agency affiliation, and a link to the original financial disclosure documents.
Researchers and investigative journalists often use these disclosures to identify potential conflicts of interest, financial ties to corporations or lobbying groups, undisclosed business relationships, or policy decisions that could benefit an official’s personal investments. When combined with campaign finance records, corporate registries, and lobbying databases, financial disclosures can help build a clearer picture of how money and influence flow through government.
Because the project makes these documents searchable and accessible, it has become a useful transparency tool for watchdog organizations, investigative reporters, and civic researchers working to track political influence and financial networks inside the federal government.