Source: cheatsheet.com

President Donald Trump won the White House on promises to “drain the swamp” — or to cause upheaval and flush out entrenched interests in Washington. Wealthy interests, mostly. But there’s an inherent conflict with Trump’s election and those promises. Trump, himself, is a moneyed interest, and he’s even bragged about using his wealth to influence public discourse.

And he’s brought a lot of his rich cohorts to D.C. with him.

Although Trump has been happy to keep his personal finances out of the limelight, we’re now getting a clear look at the wealth of the Trump Cabinet and other members of the administration. A new report from the New York Times lists several members of the Trump administration — including Cabinet members — and gives us bottom- and top-level estimates of their net worth.

“Because the value of each asset is reported as a range, like ‘$100,001 to $250,000,’ as opposed to a precise amount, we are showing the total value of assets as bottom and top estimates,” the report said. The report added that it’s possible some of these people could be worth much more than listed.

Let’s take a closer look at the 15 richest people working in the Trump administration. The No. 1 spot might surprise you.

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