# The Crypto President: Part 1

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Podcast: [The Journal.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-journal-547598)
Published: 2026-04-24T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

At the height of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for re-election in 2024, Trump gathered with his sons and longtime friend Steve Witkoff to launch a new money machine: a crypto company called World Liberty Financial. Since its launch less than two years ago, the company has earned the Trump family at least $1.2 billion dollars. It turns out much of that has come from secret business dealings with foreign-owned companies. In the first of two episodes diving into World Liberty Financial, WSJ’s Angus Berwick explains how a billionaire felon boosted Trump’s crypto company en route to a presidential pardon. Hosted by Jessica Mendoza. Further Listening: - Big Banks vs. Big Crypto - Severed Fingers and Wrench Attacks: A New Era in Crypto Crime Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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