Zach Everson is a Washington, DC-based staff writer at Forbes, reporting on money and politics. He's written about Donald Trump's legal problems and businesses, an ethics investigation into Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and why Cornel West is broke. His feature on the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. for Condé Nast Traveler, “Inside the World’s Most Controversial Hotel,” won the 2019 Society of American Travel Writers Foundation’s Lowell Thomas Award for best investigative reporting. Previously, Everson reported on food and travel. He's a graduate of Wake Forest University where he majored in English and minored in journalism. Follow Everson for continued coverage of money in politics, including ethics scandals, campaign-finance issues and the Trump Organization.
Donald Trump Jr.’s Expanding Business: After Joining 2nd New Board, U.S. Contracts Followed
Donald Trump Jr. once mocked Hunter Biden's "no-show no-experience board seats." Now he's on his second newly activated advisory board—and that company just announced $15 million in contracts.
Trump Crypto Partner Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Falls 74%
Alt5 Sigma suspended Peter Tassiopoulos just two months after the company announced a $1.5 billion deal involving the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial.
Trump’s White House Demolition Isn’t His First Time Leveling A Building — Or Ignoring Preservationists
In 1980, Trump destroyed Art Deco sculptures he'd promised to the Met to speed up Trump Tower's construction—now he's demolishing the White House's East Wing for a massive ballroom despite preservationists' objections.
Abu Dhabi Fund MGX Emerges As Key Player In Two Major Trump-Era Deals
Founded in 2024, the Abu Dhabi investment vehicle has quickly become a major force in Trump administration deals, from the reported TikTok restructuring to a controversial $2 billion investment in Binance using the Trump family's stablecoin.
MGX Cites ‘Compliance History’ In Picking Brand New Trump-Linked Stablecoin USD1 For $2 Billion Binance Deal
The Abu Dhabi fund told Forbes that Binance requested settling with a cryptocurrency and used a stablecoin for stability, ultimately selecting USD1, in part, because it was backed by U.S. government assets.