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Trump Digital Trading Cards, Series One

Trump Digital Trading Cards, Series One

unresolved
Promised
The official sales site marketed the cards as a limited Trump digital collection and described purchase-related sweepstakes benefits.Open cited record · 1 source
The record
The first series released 45,000 NFTs, with 44,000 offered for sale through the collection site.Open cited record · 1 sourceTrump financial disclosure reported NFT licensing and royalty income across the disclosed period.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who gained
  • CIC Digital LLC and licensed Trump interests
Who paid
  • NFT purchasers
Audit finding
unresolved

The first NFT series converted Trump's name and likeness into a licensed digital product; later disclosures report combined NFT licensing income but do not isolate the first series' net proceeds.

Causal strength: documented mechanism

Evidence chronology

  1. promisedocumented

    The official sales site marketed the cards as a limited Trump digital collection and described purchase-related sweepstakes benefits.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  2. actiondocumented

    The first series released 45,000 NFTs, with 44,000 offered for sale through the collection site.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  3. outcomedocumented

    Trump financial disclosure reported NFT licensing and royalty income across the disclosed period.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  4. limitationreported

    The disclosure aggregates NFT income and does not identify purchaser losses, series-specific net revenue, or secondary-market proceeds retained by Trump.

    Open underlying ledger entry

Responses, legal status, contrary evidence, and limitations

  • limitation

    The disclosure aggregates NFT income and does not identify purchaser losses, series-specific net revenue, or secondary-market proceeds retained by Trump.