Tiny Red HandsOpen ledger

America First Audit

About this audit and its evidence

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

Reversal ledger

Oldest to latest by event date. Each stop is one dated case.

Delayed antitrust stock-filing settlement

contradicted
Promised
Trump described his business record as evidence that he could turn projects from vision into completion.Open cited record · 1 source
The record
The government alleged that Trump acquired voting securities without timely filings required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.Open cited record · 2 sourcesA final civil judgment resolved the filing case and imposed a civil penalty.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who paid
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Securities issuers and investors
Audit finding
contradicted

The settlement contradicts a record of full procedural compliance for the cited acquisitions, while preserving the no-admission status.

Causal strength: documented mechanism