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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,923 posts)
Sat May 16, 2026, 10:52 PM May 16

BREAKING!!!! Trump fined $200 for failing to disclose stock trades before deadline

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Steve Mullis
‪@stevemullis.net‬

A $200 fine on tens of millions of dollars of stock trades. Wow, I bet he won’t do that again.

‪The Washington Post‬
‪@washingtonpost.com‬
· 1d
President Trump was months late in disclosing tens of millions of dollars in stock trading, according to his latest investment filings, pushing the legal limits of a financial practice Americans have largely opposed from their elected officials.

Trump misses deadline to disclose tens of millions of dollars in stock trades
The president was fined $200 after he was months late to report buying and selling Microsoft and Amazon stock.
www.washingtonpost.com
8:00 PM · May 16, 2026

A 0 fine on tens of millions of dollars of stock trades. Wow, I bet he won’t do that again.

Steve Mullis (@stevemullis.net) 2026-05-17T00:00:17.051Z


The Washington Post
‪@washingtonpost.com‬

President Trump was months late in disclosing tens of millions of dollars in stock trading, according to his latest investment filings, pushing the legal limits of a financial practice Americans have largely opposed from their elected officials.

Trump misses deadline to disclose tens of millions of dollars in stock trades
The president was fined $200 after he was months late to report buying and selling Microsoft and Amazon stock.
www.washingtonpost.com
8:30 AM · May 15, 2026

President Trump was months late in disclosing tens of millions of dollars in stock trading, according to his latest investment filings, pushing the legal limits of a financial practice Americans have largely opposed from their elected officials.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2026-05-15T12:30:07.130241512Z
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BREAKING!!!! Trump fined $200 for failing to disclose stock trades before deadline (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 16 OP
This circus is just one clown act after another.. Permanut May 16 #1
He will mostly likely file a lawsuit Bettie May 16 #2
Lol... sheshe2 May 16 #3
That will learn'em! They really threw the booklet at him this time. Midnight Writer May 16 #4
This man has given us an open view of the many ways politicians can be corrupt BlueSpot May 16 #5
Trump proves how ineffective our constitution and laws are in many ways fujiyamasan May 17 #6
Slap on the wrist sakabatou May 17 #7
with a Kleenex... displacedvermoter May 17 #8
He should have been fined $23,698,215.99. !!!! Yeah man. Huge fine. Trueblue1968 May 17 #9
I bet he won't even pay this. Maraya1969 May 17 #10
HA! D_Master81 May 17 #11
I'm SHOCKED, SHOCKED I tell you!!! VGNonly May 17 #12
I thought this would be satire muriel_volestrangler May 17 #13

Bettie

(19,906 posts)
2. He will mostly likely file a lawsuit
Sat May 16, 2026, 10:59 PM
May 16

for billions for the insult of having been called out for this.

Because that's the world we live in now.

When he leaves office, we'll find that he has stolen everything.

sheshe2

(98,549 posts)
3. Lol...
Sat May 16, 2026, 11:18 PM
May 16

However, sad to say you are most likely right.

Oh, and this?

When he leaves office, we'll find that he has stolen everything.


You are absolutely correct.

BlueSpot

(1,332 posts)
5. This man has given us an open view of the many ways politicians can be corrupt
Sat May 16, 2026, 11:32 PM
May 16

When we own the place again, we need to legislate all of these loopholes into oblivion.

Root out the corruption!!!

fujiyamasan

(2,071 posts)
6. Trump proves how ineffective our constitution and laws are in many ways
Sun May 17, 2026, 01:32 AM
May 17

And that so much of how things have functioned before him were merely due to “norms” and precedent.

It’s incredible to think jimmy carter went to such a great effort to distance himself from any appearances of impropriety with regards to his peanut farm. He wasn’t forced to put it in a trust. He did because he didn’t want any conflicts of interes.

Now every day is one new grift after another.

Trueblue1968

(19,334 posts)
9. He should have been fined $23,698,215.99. !!!! Yeah man. Huge fine.
Sun May 17, 2026, 02:13 AM
May 17

Well, My Number is better than than that measly two hundred dollars. Fine him an amount that will hurt his

Pocketbook. And perhaps some jail time. What he, his family and friends have done is not legal. I am so

Tired of him getting off Scott free. It makes me depressed.

VGNonly

(8,568 posts)
12. I'm SHOCKED, SHOCKED I tell you!!!
Sun May 17, 2026, 12:30 PM
May 17

To find out illegal trading has taken place!!!

Next time; $400 dollars, that will show him!!!



muriel_volestrangler

(106,636 posts)
13. I thought this would be satire
Sun May 17, 2026, 03:11 PM
May 17

but it seems the rules and authorities of trading can satirize themselves.

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