Washington, DC — The Congressional Integrity Project today launched the Cost of Corruption Campaign, an expanded effort to support congressional oversight and expose how Donald Trump and his allies have cashed in on the presidency.
“Donald Trump has been handing out sweetheart deals to his allies and donors, and it’s costing American families thousands,” said CIP Senior Advisor Jack Miller. “Voters sent a clear message Tuesday that they’re tired of the corruption infesting our government. CIP has saved the receipts for years and it’s time for accountability.”
Since 2022, the Congressional Integrity Project has led the fight against James Comer and Jim Jordan’s political stunts masquerading as oversight, exposing their investigations as partisan exercises that produced no evidence. CIP is now bringing that same research and communications firepower to show Americans what the Trump administration’s corruption is costing them.
Through the Cost of Corruption Campaign, CIP will:
- Follow the money. Build a public, sourced record of the corruption so reporters and the public can trace who profited.
- Show the receipts. Produce and deploy regular research on the administration’s most costly abuses, built around a simple test: who profited, and who paid.
- Shape the message. Provide messaging guidance on how to talk about the link between corruption and Americans’ rising cost of living.
- Lead rapid response as congressional oversight gets underway, so findings reach the American people instead of staying in hearing rooms.
- Amplify oversight findings through creator partnerships and paid advertising that highlight the costs of corruption.
As part of the campaign, CIP today released an interested parties memo laying out where the money went, who paid, and the questions oversight should answer first. Among its findings:
- Their fortune grew. Your bills grew. The Trump family took in about $622 million in 2024 to more than $2.2 billion in 2025, while families have paid more than $3,800 extra for everyday essentials.
- Donors got off the hook. Consumers paid. Federal agencies dropped enforcement against more than 200 corporations, with the biggest political spenders getting the best treatment. Meanwhile, the CFPB walked away from a case alleging Capital One cheated savers out of more than $2 billion.
- Fraudsters walked. Victims weren’t repaid. Trump’s pardons wiped out nearly $1.7 billion in restitution and fines owed to victims and taxpayers.
- Trump allies got paid with your money. The Justice Department wrote taxpayer-funded checks to Trump allies, including $1.25 million to Michael Flynn and $1.25 million to Carter Page.
- Family and friends got the contracts. Taxpayers overpaid. Companies backed by Trump’s sons have landed billions in federal business, including a $620 million Pentagon loan to a startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s venture firm.
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