TechFlow News, May 15: According to a report by The Washington Post, Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure filing reveals that in February this year, he sold Microsoft and Amazon stock valued between $5 million and $25 million each. He then repurchased shares of both companies in March. However, none of these transactions were disclosed within the legally mandated 45-day window, resulting in a $200 fine—the third such penalty he has received this year for the same violation.
Notably, Trump purchased NVIDIA stock on February 10; just days later, NVIDIA announced a multi-year collaboration agreement with Meta, causing its share price to rise approximately 2.5%. Additionally, his purchases of Microsoft and Amazon stock occurred months before the U.S. Department of Defense publicly announced contracts awarding both companies confidential computing network technology. During Trump’s second term in office, he did not sell any stocks from his portfolio; instead, his assets are held in a trust managed by his children—a structure distinct from the blind trusts commonly adopted by past U.S. presidents. Although bipartisan legislation banning government officials from trading stocks while in office has been repeatedly proposed in Congress, all related legislative efforts have stalled.
