President Donald Trump disclosed buying at least $103 million of corporate, state and municipal bonds during the first seven months of his second term, according to a 33-page financial filing with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics dated Aug. 12 and posted online on Aug. 20. The report lists about 690 transactions made between Jan. 21—the day after his inauguration—and Aug. 1, but gives only broad value ranges for each trade. The portfolio spans debt issued by major companies such as Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Meta, Qualcomm, T-Mobile USA, Home Depot and UnitedHealth Group, alongside bonds from cities, school districts and gas utilities. Individual corporate purchases typically fell in the $500,000-to-$1 million range, while some municipal positions were smaller. A senior White House official said the president and his family have no role in selecting the securities, which are managed by a third-party institution, and that ethics officials certified the disclosure. Even so, the breadth of holdings in sectors influenced by federal policy has renewed scrutiny of potential conflicts of interest; past presidents have usually divested market-sensitive assets. Trump paid a late fee for filing after the required 45-day window and now reports personal assets valued by Forbes at about $5.5 billion.
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