Public Trust Tracker

Every open question about corruption, fraud and ethics in the federal executive branch, in one place. Each case shows where it stands, who is looking into it, what happened when, what the people involved say, and the sources.

60%extremely concerned

Voters rank corruption in government at the top of their concerns

In a Fox News poll of registered voters, corruption in government was the issue most likely to be called "extremely concerning", level with inflation. 88% were extremely or very concerned, and the worry is shared across parties: 72% of Democrats and 47% of Republicans are extremely concerned.

TV graphics show this as 88% "concerned", which combines extremely (60%) and very (28%). Fox News Poll, 9–12 Oct 2026, 1,202 registered voters. Each issue asked of half the sample (±4 points), so corruption and inflation are statistically tied. The question asks about "corruption in government" in general, not any party. Full results (PDF)

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Most cases sit at Inquiry: lawmakers in the minority can write letters and ask for records, but they cannot issue subpoenas. If control of a chamber changes on 3 January 2027, the new majority can move cases to formal investigation.

Money involved

Totals by kind of money, for the cases currently shown. They are never added together: a donation, a contract and a profit are different things, and none of these amounts is a proven loss from fraud.

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Where the money sits

Each block is one dollar figure from a case. Bigger block, bigger amount. Pick a kind of money; kinds are shown one at a time because a donation, a contract value and an estimate are different things. Tap a block for its source.

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Tap or hover a block to see the case, the amount and where it comes from.

How to read it. Block size is the amount (or, in "All cases by stage", how many dated events the tracker has recorded). Colors in the money views mark groups, not good or bad. In the cases view, darker blue means a later stage, from "Reported" to "Outcome".

The ballroom block is split into the named gifts the Post's list shows inside the $333M; the Post says its reporting does not establish a link between any gift and a government decision.

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Case timeline

When cases surfaced, and how much money they involve

Each peak is one case, placed at its first recorded event in this term. Peak height is the case's largest dollar figure, on a log scale (each grid line is ten times the one below). Color is the kind of money. Cases with no dollar figure sit in the dot row underneath.

What this does not show. A peak's height measures money in the case, not impact, harm or guilt. Placing it in time says nothing about cause: a peak next to a rally, a speech or a key date does not mean one led to the other.

The bars at the bottom count events the tracker recorded each month. October 2026 is high mainly because the daily check started then, so it reflects our own coverage more than the news.

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    Appears in most cases

      A count of cases a name appears in, not a ranking of wrongdoing. Tap one to filter.

      Who is acting on these cases

      Letters, complaints, reports, lawsuits, hearings and requests for investigations recorded in the cases shown, and what happened next. This is a record of actions, not an endorsement. Most come from Democrats because they are the minority in both chambers and oversight is the minority's main tool.

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