common questions

Is it true that…

Short, sourced answers to the questions people ask most. Each one links to the full record.

Did Donald Trump accept a $400 million jet from Qatar?

Yes. His administration accepted a Boeing 747 from the government of Qatar for his use. Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro said that if the same thing involved Hunter and Joe Biden, “we’d all be freaking out on the right.” See the record →

Did the GAO find that Donald Trump broke the law?

Yes. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found the administration broke federal law by withholding money Congress had already appropriated, at least six times. Republican Senator Susan Collins called it unlawful. See the record →

Has the Supreme Court ruled against Trump?

Yes. Among other cases, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority blocked his attempt to fire a Federal Reserve governor, 5 to 4, finding he denied her due process. It was the first attempt to remove a Fed governor in 111 years. See the record →

Did Trump order military strikes without approval from Congress?

Yes, more than once. He ordered strikes on Iran in February 2026 and a strike-and-capture operation in Venezuela in January 2026, neither authorized by Congress. Republicans including Thomas Massie, Rand Paul, and Mike Lee noted the lack of authorization. See the record →

Did DOGE actually save the money it claimed?

No. The nonpartisan GAO examined DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” and could not verify most of it. Two-thirds of the claimed contract savings were unsupported, and $27 billion was credited to contracts that were never canceled. See the record →

Did Trump’s family make money from cryptocurrency while he was president?

Yes. His family cleared more than a billion dollars from a crypto venture, including a deal tied to a foreign government, according to his own filings. See the record →

Did Trump ask Georgia officials to “find 11,780 votes”?

Yes. On a recorded phone call in January 2021, after he lost Georgia, Trump told the Secretary of State, “I just want to find 11,780 votes.” See the record →

Did Trump’s Justice Department go after his political opponents?

Yes. His Justice Department brought prosecutions against figures he had publicly named as political enemies. See the record →

Did Trump bar the Associated Press over “Gulf of America”?

Yes. After the AP kept using the established name, the White House barred its reporters from the Oval Office and Air Force One. A judge Trump appointed ruled the ban violated the First Amendment; the ruling was later stayed on appeal. See the record →

Did Trump try to take Greenland from Denmark?

Yes. He said the United States would control Greenland “one way or the other,” at first declined to rule out military force, and threatened tariffs on eight European allies to pressure a sale. See the record →

Did Republicans oppose Trump’s Medicaid cuts?

Yes. He signed the largest Medicaid cut in the program’s history, and members of his own party voted against it. See the record →

Is The Record partisan? Can I trust it?

Every entry links to its original source, and most are sourced to his own side: the conservative Supreme Court majority, judges he appointed, the nonpartisan GAO, and Republicans. You don’t have to trust us, follow any link to the original. See the record →