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Trump Digital Trading Cards, Series Two

Trump Digital Trading Cards, Series Two

unresolved
Promised
The official collection marketed a second limited series and described purchase-linked sweepstakes benefits.Open cited record · 1 source
The record
The licensed second collection was released for sale to digital-collectible buyers.Open cited record · 1 sourceTrump's financial disclosure reports NFT licensing and royalty income through a Trump-owned entity.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who gained
  • CIC Digital LLC and licensed Trump interests
Who paid
  • NFT purchasers
Audit finding
unresolved

The second NFT series expanded Trump's licensed digital-merchandise business; later disclosure aggregates royalties and does not isolate series-specific net income.

Causal strength: documented mechanism

Evidence chronology

  1. promisedocumented

    The official collection marketed a second limited series and described purchase-linked sweepstakes benefits.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  2. actiondocumented

    The licensed second collection was released for sale to digital-collectible buyers.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  3. outcomedocumented

    Trump's financial disclosure reports NFT licensing and royalty income through a Trump-owned entity.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  4. limitationreported

    The annual disclosure does not allocate the reported royalty income among individual NFT series.

    Open underlying ledger entry

Responses, legal status, contrary evidence, and limitations

  • limitation

    The annual disclosure does not allocate the reported royalty income among individual NFT series.