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Trump energy stock trades continued during Iran conflict, disclosures show

Filings reveal ongoing transactions while the administration maintains the accounts are automated and managed independently.

Updated Aug 27, 2026 · 10:00 UTC2 reports

The short version

Financial disclosures reveal President Trump's investment accounts actively traded oil and gas equities during the Iran conflict.[CBS News]
Congressional Democrats estimate the value of Trump's energy holdings increased substantially this year as energy stocks rallied.[CNBC · CBS News]
Watchdog groups criticized the transactions, but the White House said independent institutions manage the accounts automatically without presidential input.[CNBC · CBS News]

President Trump's investment accounts traded oil and gas shares throughout the first half of 2026 while overseeing the conflict with Iran.[CBS News]
Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee estimated Trump's energy holdings appreciated to between $17.2 million and $61.1 million by mid-August.[CNBC · CBS News]
Trump's accounts sold between $500,000 and $1 million of ExxonMobil shares on April 7 before announcing a ceasefire that evening.[CBS News]
The White House and the Trump Organization stated that third-party institutions manage his portfolio in discretionary accounts with automated models, without input from Trump or his family.[CNBC · CBS News]

Exact financial gains cannot be definitively calculated because disclosure rules require reporting broad ranges rather than specific amounts, and the committee's estimate did not account for 2026 trading activity.[CNBC · CBS News]

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