Timeline

Policy actions, transactions, disclosures, enforcement changes, clemency, and market moves in one chronology. Adjacency is shown; causation is never implied.

Three labeled lanes — Official acts, Money & markets, Business — in strict date order. Filters hide entries; they never reorder them. Downloads: events.json · events.csv.

  1. 2025-01-17 Business

    $TRUMP memecoin launches days before the inauguration

    An entity linked to Donald Trump launched the Solana-based $TRUMP token on January 17, 2025; $MELANIA followed within days. Reporting on the token terms places 80% of supply with Trump-affiliated entities on a multi-year unlock.

    Claim: The $TRUMP memecoin launched three days before the inauguration, … Reuters CBS News

  2. 2025-01-29 Business

    Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle Trump's account-suspension lawsuit

    Meta settled the 2021 suit over the post–January 6 suspension of Trump's accounts; $22 million was directed to the presidential library fund, per reporting.

    Claim: Meta, X, and Paramount paid roughly $51 million in 2025 to … NPR PBS NewsHour

  3. 2025-02-12 Business

    X agrees to pay about $10 million to settle Trump's suspension lawsuit

    X (formerly Twitter) settled Trump's 2021 lawsuit over his account suspension for a reported amount in the range of $10 million.

    Claim: Meta, X, and Paramount paid roughly $51 million in 2025 to … The New York Times NPR

  4. 2025-02-26 Official acts

    SEC and Justin Sun jointly seek a stay of his civil fraud case

    Weeks after Sun became World Liberty Financial's largest publicly known investor, the SEC and Sun filed a joint request for a 60-day stay of the 2023 civil fraud suit to explore a resolution.

    Claim: The SEC moved to pause its fraud case against Justin Sun weeks … Claim: Beginning in early 2025, the SEC dropped or paused a series of … Reuters CNBC

  5. 2025-02-27 Official acts

    SEC moves to dismiss the Coinbase enforcement action with prejudice

    The stipulated dismissal was part of a broader, documented reversal of the prior administration's crypto-enforcement posture.

    Claim: Beginning in early 2025, the SEC dropped or paused a series of … U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission The New York Times

  6. 2025-03-06 Official acts

    Executive order formalizes the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile

    Announced on Truth Social March 2 and formalized by executive order March 6, the action named BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and ADA. Separate market reporting recorded an immediate surge in the named assets' prices; the timeline does not assign cause.

    Named digital assets (BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA): Reported immediate market-cap surge of roughly $100 billion or more in the named assets. [source]

    Claim: Trump's March 2025 crypto-reserve announcement moved the prices … The Independent U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Democratic staff

  7. 2025-03-13 Business

    Reported Trump-family talks about a stake in Binance.US

    Reuters, confirming WSJ reporting, reported that Trump-family representatives held talks about a financial stake in Binance's US arm — during the period when Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was seeking a pardon. No deal is reported to have been reached.

    Claim: Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao amid documented … Reuters

  8. 2025-03-27 Official acts

    Full pardon signed for Nikola founder Trevor Milton

    The pardon ended Milton's 48-month fraud sentence and, per reporting, roughly $661 million in restitution owed to defrauded investors. Milton and his wife had donated about $1.8 million to Trump re-election efforts in October 2024.

    Claim: Trump pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton months after Milton … U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney Associated Press

  9. 2025-04-02 Official acts

    'Liberation Day' reciprocal tariffs announced

    Sweeping reciprocal tariffs on dozens of trading partners preceded a sharp multi-day market decline — the context for the April 8–9 sequence.

    S&P 500: Sharp multi-day decline followed the announcement. [source]

    Claim: 327 stock purchases are dated April 8, 2025 — one trading day … Claim: On April 9, 2025, Trump posted 'THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! … Office of Sen. Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov) PBS NewsHour / Associated Press

  10. 2025-04-07 Official acts

    DOJ disbands the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team

    Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's memo disbanded the unit effective immediately, stating DOJ 'is not a digital assets regulator.' Blanche's own disclosure lists personal crypto holdings.

    Claim: The DOJ disbanded its national crypto enforcement team; the … The Guardian Office of Sen. Mazie Hirono (hirono.senate.gov)

  11. 2025-04-08 Money & markets

    327 stock purchases in Trump-owned accounts, one trading day before the tariff pause

    This project's parse of the annual filing finds exactly 327 transaction rows dated April 8, 2025 — purchases including Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia per press analyses — first disclosed more than 14 months later.

    Claim: 327 stock purchases are dated April 8, 2025 — one trading day … U.S. Office of Government Ethics NBC News The Independent

  12. 2025-04-0909:37 ET Official acts

    Trump posts "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT" on Truth Social

    The post, signed 'DJT' — both Trump's initials and Trump Media's ticker — came roughly four hours before the tariff-pause announcement.

    Claim: On April 9, 2025, Trump posted 'THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! … The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara Office of Sen. Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov) PBS NewsHour / Associated Press

  13. 2025-04-0913:18 ET Official acts

    90-day pause announced on most 'Liberation Day' tariffs

    Trump announced the pause at about 1:18 p.m. ET, roughly four hours after the 'GREAT TIME TO BUY' post.

    Claim: 327 stock purchases are dated April 8, 2025 — one trading day … Claim: On April 9, 2025, Trump posted 'THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! … Office of Sen. Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov) PBS NewsHour / Associated Press

  14. 2025-04-0916:00 ET Money & markets

    S&P 500 closes up 9.5%; Trump Media closes up 22.67%

    One of the strongest sessions in decades. Trump Media's rise added about $415 million to the value of Trump's 53% stake, held in a trust controlled by Donald Trump Jr., per AP.

    S&P 500 / DJT: S&P 500 +9.5%; DJT +22.67% on the day. [source]

    Claim: On April 9, 2025, Trump posted 'THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! … PBS NewsHour / Associated Press

  15. 2025-04-10 Official acts

    Sens. Schiff and Gallego write the White House and OGE about tariff-period trading

    The letter requested information about trading by administration insiders around the tariff announcements.

    Claim: Six senators formally asked the SEC to investigate the April 9 … Office of Sen. Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)

  16. 2025-04-11 Official acts

    Six senators formally ask the SEC to investigate the April 9 sequence

    Sens. Schiff, Warren, Schumer, Wyden, Kelly, and Gallego asked SEC Chair Atkins to determine whether securities laws were violated on April 9. No investigation has been publicly confirmed since.

    Claim: Six senators formally asked the SEC to investigate the April 9 … Office of Sen. Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov) The Guardian

  17. 2025-04-23 Official acts

    Full pardon signed for Paul Walczak, twelve days after sentencing

    The pardon followed his mother's $1 million MAGA Inc. donation and a $1-million-per-plate Mar-a-Lago dinner by roughly one month, per NYT reporting; the pardon application cited her support.

    Claim: Trump pardoned Paul Walczak weeks after Walczak's mother … U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney The New York Times

  18. 2025-04-23 Business

    $TRUMP website announces a private dinner for the token's top 220 holders

    The announcement offered dinner with the president for the top 220 holders and a VIP reception and White House tour for the top 25, ranked by holdings and duration. The token's price rose sharply on the news.

    Claim: A private dinner with the president was offered to the top 220 … BBC News The Hill

  19. 2025-04-30 Business

    Trump Organization's Qatar golf deal with sovereign-wealth-backed Qatari Diar reported

    NYT reported the deal involving a Qatari government-owned firm, announced in the run-up to the May 2025 Gulf trip.

    Claim: A Trump-branded Qatar golf deal involves a firm backed by … The New York Times Associated Press

  20. 2025-05-01 Business

    USD1 announced as the stablecoin closing MGX's $2 billion Binance investment

    At Token 2049 in Dubai, WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff — onstage with Eric Trump and Justin Sun — announced World Liberty's USD1 had been selected to settle the Abu Dhabi state-backed firm's investment in Binance.

    Claim: Abu Dhabi state-backed MGX settled its $2 billion Binance … Reuters The Guardian

  21. 2025-05-16 Business

    Vietnam approves the $1.5 billion Trump Organization partner project

    Provincial approval of the Hung Yen investment plan came amid active US–Vietnam trade talks, per Reuters.

    Claim: Vietnam fast-tracked a $1.5 billion Trump Organization golf … Reuters

  22. 2025-05-21 Business

    Groundbreaking on the Vietnam golf complex, with Vietnam's prime minister attending

    Eric Trump attended the groundbreaking five days after approval, during bilateral trade negotiations, per Reuters.

    Claim: Vietnam fast-tracked a $1.5 billion Trump Organization golf … Reuters

  23. 2025-05-21 Official acts

    Pentagon accepts the Qatari Boeing 747-8 for use as interim Air Force One

    The roughly $400 million aircraft was accepted as a gift to the Department of Defense and is pledged, per reporting, for later transfer to Trump's presidential library foundation.

    Claim: The U.S. accepted a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar for use as Air … Reuters

  24. 2025-05-22 Business

    Dinner for the top 220 $TRUMP holders at Trump National Golf Club, Virginia

    Presidential access was allocated by token-holding rank; CNBC reported the top wallets appeared mostly non-US, and the White House denied any conflict of interest.

    Claim: Mar-a-Lago earned nearly $77.5 million in 2025 — up more than … Claim: A private dinner with the president was offered to the top 220 … Reuters NPR CNBC

  25. 2025-05-27 Official acts

    Full pardon for former sheriff Scott Jenkins on the eve of his reporting to prison

    Jenkins had been sentenced to ten years on federal bribery and honest-services counts. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin marked the grant with a post reading 'No MAGA Left Behind,' per NBC News.

    Claim: Trump pardoned a former sheriff convicted of bribery on the eve … NBC News U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Virginia (justice.gov)

  26. 2025-07-02 Business

    Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle the '60 Minutes' lawsuit

    Settlement of the suit over the editing of a Kamala Harris interview; proceeds directed to the presidential library fund minus fees, per AP.

    Claim: Meta, X, and Paramount paid roughly $51 million in 2025 to … Associated Press The New York Times

  27. 2025-07-18 Official acts

    Trump signs the GENIUS Act, the first federal stablecoin law

    The president who signed the stablecoin framework has a disclosed family interest in a stablecoin issuer it regulates. The enacted text includes no Trump-specific recusal provision.

    Claim: Trump signed the first federal stablecoin law while his family … Congress.gov The White House

  28. 2025-07-23 Official acts

    White House unveils the 'AI Action Plan'

    The plan sought to lessen regulation of the AI industry.

    Claim: On the day the White House unveiled its AI Action Plan, … ABC News

  29. 2025-07-23 Money & markets

    Same-day purchases of $1–5 million each in six AI-exposed companies

    Purchases in Amazon, Apple, Broadcom, Meta, Microsoft, and Nvidia on the day of the AI Action Plan. The disclosure does not show whether the trades preceded or followed the announcement.

    Claim: On the day the White House unveiled its AI Action Plan, … ABC News Yahoo Finance

  30. 2025-10-21 Official acts

    Full pardon signed for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

    The warrant is dated October 21; the announcement came October 23. The pardon followed a reported $1.3 million lobbying engagement and documented Binance–World Liberty business ties, which Zhao disputes.

    Claim: Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao amid documented … U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney Reuters

  31. 2025-11-14 Official acts

    Full pardon signed for Joseph Schwartz

    Schwartz had paid $960,000 to pardon lobbyists, per The Washington Post.

    Claim: Joseph Schwartz paid $960,000 to pardon lobbyists before … The Washington Post

  32. 2025-11-26 Official acts

    Sentence commuted for David Gentile after less than two weeks in prison

    The commutation of the seven-year fraud sentence also relieved further restitution to more than 10,000 investors. A federal inquiry into alleged payments was later reported closed after intervention from a political appointee's office.

    Claim: A federal inquiry into whether payments facilitated David … The New York Times

  33. 2025-12-01 Official acts

    Full pardon signed for former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández

    Announced November 28 and signed December 1, days before Honduras's presidential election. Roger Stone delivered the clemency plea and urged the timing, per WSJ.

    Claim: Trump pardoned former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández … The Washington Post The Wall Street Journal

  34. 2025-12-02 Official acts

    Pretrial pardon for Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke

    The pardon ended a pending bid-rigging prosecution before its May 2026 trial. WSJ reports the decision followed Trey Gowdy raising the case at Mar-a-Lago after golf.

    Claim: Trump pardoned Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke before trial, … The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal

  35. 2026-01-15 Official acts

    Pardons signed for Herrera Velutini, Vázquez Garced, and Rossini

    DOJ had reduced felony charges to misdemeanors as trial approached. A Campaign Legal Center FEC complaint alleges related straw donations of $3.5 million; the complaint is pending.

    Claim: Pardons in the Puerto Rico case followed $3.5 million in … U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney CBS News

  36. 2026-02-10 Money & markets

    Largest reported Q1 2026 sales: Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon at $5–25 million each

    Per the Spokesman-Review's read of the Q1 filing, the biggest sales came on February 10, 2026.

    Claim: A first-quarter 2026 transaction report discloses 3,642 trades … The Spokesman-Review

  37. 2026-03-01 Official acts

    Lawmakers press ABC, Meta, X, and Paramount over library-fund accounting

    Warren, Blumenthal, and Stansbury letters describe $6.5–14.5 million in missing funds and about $7 million in unexplained expenditures at the presidential library fund. The figures are the lawmakers' analysis.

    Claim: Senators say up to $63 million in settlement money pledged to … Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (warren.senate.gov)

  38. 2026-03-23 Money & markets

    Roughly $500 million oil position reported placed before the Iran announcement

    Reuters reported unidentified traders placed a roughly $500 million oil-price position before a pause announcement on Iran action; oil fell sharply afterward. No trader has been identified.

    Brent / WTI crude futures: Oil prices fell sharply after the announcement, per Reuters. [source]

    Reuters

  39. 2026-04-07 Official acts

    Iran ceasefire announced; pre-announcement bets and crude sales reported

    Reuters, citing AP's analysis of public blockchain data, reported at least 50 Polymarket wallets bet 'Yes' on a ceasefire before the announcement, and that traders sold 8,600 lots of crude futures — a roughly $950 million position — hours earlier. All identities unknown.

    Crude futures / Polymarket event contracts: Oil fell roughly 15% at the next session open, per Reuters. [source]

    Reuters

  40. 2026-04-10 Official acts

    Trump praises Palantir by ticker on Truth Social

    "Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment. Just ask our enemies!!! President DJT." Q1 filings showed both purchases and larger sales of the stock in the preceding months.

    Claim: In the months before Trump publicly praised Palantir, his … ABC News

  41. 2026-04-26 Official acts

    Sen. Warren demands Golden Dome contract details from Deputy Secretary Feinberg

    The letter documents at least four Cerberus-linked contractors under the program Feinberg oversees and asks for full severance and contract dollar disclosure.

    Claim: Companies linked to the deputy defense secretary's former firm … Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (warren.senate.gov)

  42. 2026-04-29 Official acts

    Warren and Wyden ask Secretary Lutnick about the alleged Tether-financed divestiture

    Citing October 2025 UCC filings, the senators ask for the terms of a loan they say Tether provided to a Lutnick family trust.

    Claim: Senators allege the commerce secretary's divestiture was … U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (minority)

  43. 2026-05-07 Official acts

    Welch and Min send oversight letters to 17 clemency recipients

    The letters ask whether leniency involved payment; they pose questions and make no findings.

    Claim: Congressional Democrats opened an inquiry asking 17 clemency … CBS News

  44. 2026-05-08 Money & markets

    Q1 2026 periodic transaction report: 3,642 trades

    The 278-T covering January–March 2026 reports thousands of trades with an estimated value of $220–750 million. The document is dated May 8; press reporting describes a May 14 filing.

    Claim: In the months before Trump publicly praised Palantir, his … Claim: A first-quarter 2026 transaction report discloses 3,642 trades … U.S. Office of Government Ethics Capitol Trades

  45. 2026-06-11 Official acts

    Reuters investigation: 96% of second-term clemency grants departed from DOJ guidelines

    The investigation documented paid Trump-allied intermediaries and donations in multiple cases. Guideline departure is not illegality; the pardon power is not bound by DOJ guidelines.

    Claim: A Reuters investigation found 96% of second-term clemency grants … Reuters

  46. 2026-06-15 Official acts

    Follow-up letters press the administration to retain clemency communication records

    Reuters reports the June 15 letters sought preservation of records related to the clemency inquiries.

    Claim: Congressional Democrats opened an inquiry asking 17 clemency … Reuters

  47. 2026-06-29 Money & markets

    2025 annual financial disclosure filed after a 45-day extension

    The OGE Form 278e reports 21,285 transaction rows across eight accounts (independently reproduced from the primary PDF), at least $2.2 billion in income per outlet analyses, and late-filing fees for transactions not previously reported on 278-Ts.

    Claim: Mar-a-Lago earned nearly $77.5 million in 2025 — up more than … Claim: The 2025 disclosure reports at least $2.2 billion in income, … Claim: World Liberty Financial produced almost $800 million in … Claim: Developers paid Trump's company $38 million in 2025 licensing … Claim: Trump's 2025 annual disclosure contains 21,285 securities … Claim: Disclosed investment accounts grew to at least $858 million … Claim: Transaction reports missed statutory deadlines; the filer paid … U.S. Office of Government Ethics ABC News

  48. 2026-07-10 Official acts

    Commerce rule easing UAE chip-export controls names MGX for favorable review

    The rule cites the UAE's defense-partner status. MGX is the firm whose $2 billion Binance investment was settled in the family-linked USD1 stablecoin. Sen. Warren objected; Commerce defended the rule on national-security grounds.

    Claim: A July 2026 Commerce rule easing UAE chip-export controls names … CNBC

  49. 2026-07-16 Official acts

    CFTC probe of a White House teleprompter operator's prediction-market bets reported

    ABC and Reuters independently reported the civil matter; Kalshi flagged and referred the activity, and the operator was placed on unpaid leave. No public order or criminal case exists.

    Claim: The CFTC is reported to be investigating a White House … ABC News Reuters

Temporal adjacency does not establish causation. Day counts label distance in time, nothing more. Same-day entries without timestamps are unordered within the day.