Today, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics has followed suit and released a 98-page document detailing the president's financial holdings, income and liabilities from the preceding 16 months.
In the a year ago, Trump has made $37 million from the Mar-A-Lago club, which has served as his second White House. It also served as the host of the American Petroleum Institute board meeting in March - an event that drew two members of Trump's Cabinet - while also making the family company a considerable fee. One is planned for the tourist island of Bali, the other near Jakarta.
The disclosure form, the first Trump has filed since taking office, says that the president's hundreds of holdings produced at least $528.9 million over a 15 1/2-month period that ended in April.
The Trump International Hotel Washington D.C., which opened in September, listed hotel-related revenue of $19.7 million, according to the form. "We can presume it's because he's president ... the question is where is that money coming from?"
The last time Trump discharged information on his finances was in May 2016, as a contender. But critics argue that isn't happening, or at least not in a consistent, transparent fashion.
Richard Painter, the chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2007, saw the Friday disclosure as a missed opportunity.
Trump's disclosure reflected the apparent demise of the high-end skin-care line of his wife, Melania, which included anti-aging products made with caviar. Financial disclosure forms are like sitting near the top of the upper deck.
Instead, his two adult sons - Don Jr. and Eric - took control of their father's global business empire shortly before he took office. The Mar-a-Lago figure is up from $29.8 million in his 2015 disclosure.
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Sony is now on top of the video game industry, with the PlayStation 4 regularly beating the Xbox One in monthly sales reports. Ryan reckons video game developers won't have time generally to make two game versions for both gaming systems.
The president still owes more than 100 million dollars to Deutsche Bank and a similar amount to Ladder Capital Finance, a New York-based property investment trust.
The disclosure forms are not audited balance sheets like those reported quarterly by large publicly traded companies such as GE or Apple.
One of the several assets seemingly buoyed by Trump's presidency was his 1987 book, "The Art of the Deal".
The report also does not require officials to report their exact income or tax rate or charitable giving - unlike a tax return, which the president has refused to release.
Trump has made his wealth a key element of his political brand, and his refusal to relinquish ownership of his company has spurred ethics complaints and legal challenges.
The disclosure forms highlight how Trump rakes in millions from his golf courses.
The president has a pile of assets worth about $1.5 billion with liabilities of $315 million, according to the report.
He reported $19.7 million in income from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, about $800,000 less than in the previous filing.
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