Trump oil and gas holdings analysis
- Publisher
- Joint Economic Committee Democratic staff
- Published
- 2026-08-24
- Type
- partisan staff estimate
- Link
- https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2026/8/trump-gains-15-5-million-from-oil-gas-stocks-after-his-iran-war-gives-big-oil-sky-high-profits
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
- Rights
- reference only — we link and describe; we do not republish the text.
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Money and Conflicts of Interest
Trump's oil stocks, the Iran war and $7 billion of well-timed bets: what is known and what is not
JEC Democratic staff estimate Trump's oil stocks gained $4.6 million to $15.5 million in 2026; Reuters traced about $7 billion in oil bets placed before his Iran announcements; the CFTC confirmed an open probe on October 22, 2026.