Fact Check: Donald Trump engaged in an act of self-dealing and corruption by having his personal crypto firm app...

Claim: Donald Trump engaged in an act of self-dealing and corruption by having his personal crypto firm approved to operate as a federally chartered bank.

Verdict: Partially True (65% confidence)

Explanation: According to the Wall Street Journal and CNBC, the Trump family-backed crypto firm, World Liberty Financial, received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to operate as a federally chartered trust bank. However, no source explicitly states that this approval constitutes self-dealing and corruption. The claim's interpretive aspect regarding corruption is not directly confirmed by any source, making the verdict partially true.