The Daily Beast
US · 22 mins ago
Top Trump Goon’s Shocking Payday in Office Revealed
Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERS
Donald Trump’s commerce secretary made more than $250 million in income in 2025, a newly obtained ethics filing shows.
The filing, obtained by The Wall Street Journal, shows that the majority of billionaire Howard Lutnick’s 2025 income came from stepping back from many of his business operations to take on the Cabinet-level role.
Lutnick received at least $190 million in a distribution from Cantor Fitzgerald before he transferred his stake in the financial services…
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