White House disclosure page vanishes, returns only after CBS News asks why

The White House page that lists financial disclosure forms for President Trump and top officials went offline without explanation on Friday afternoon. It returned only after CBS News asked about its removal ¹.

The page, whitehouse.gov/disclosures, is a hub for disclosures required by law. It includes the president's annual financial form and his reports on stock trades. It also covers the vice president and more than 100 staffers, including Susie Wiles and Stephen Miller ¹.

What happened Friday

CBS News runs an automated system that checks government ethics filings every 30 minutes. The page was working at 3:01 p.m. Friday and returned a 404 error, a "page not found" message, at 3:31 p.m. The documents themselves stayed online ¹.

At 4:20 p.m., CBS News emailed the White House press office. It asked whether the removal was deliberate or a technical error, and it requested a reply by 5 p.m. The White House did not answer ¹.

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The monitor then flagged that the page was back, restored sometime between 4:31 and 5:01 p.m. The White House also did not respond to questions about why the page went down or why it came back ¹.

One new file appeared on the restored page. It was a report on the president's stock trades, which he signed on Sept. 17. The same report has been on the website of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), a federal agency, since Oct. 8 ¹.

A pattern of gaps

The president and vice president file their reports with OGE. Copies of reports from top aides and Senate-confirmed officials also go to that agency. Reports from other White House staffers stay inside the White House ¹.

In September, CBS News found that more than 110 of the roughly 180 officials listed on the White House page did not appear in OGE's online records ¹.

Earlier reporting found similar gaps. NOTUS reported in March that the White House sent OGE financial information for nine senior officials in early January. That was more than six months after the White House appeared to finish its own reviews ².

Three of those nine disclosures were missing from the White House website in early February. Two were added in mid-February after inquiries ². NOTUS also noted that OGE has limited enforcement power, mainly public admonishment ².

The president's own filings show thousands of stock transactions in his accounts since the start of the year. Many involve companies that have had business before the government or are affected by his policies. The White House has said the president is not involved in managing his portfolio and that outside financial advisers handle his money ¹.

Why it matters

Nothing in the CBS report shows the page was taken down on purpose. It does show how much public access to officials' finances depends on someone noticing a change and asking about it. The page was restored within about 90 minutes of its removal being flagged, and only after a reporter's email ¹.

That matters as Democrats prepare oversight work. Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said in June about alleged misconduct in the administration:

Those things have to be investigated, because it is pure government corruption.

The disclosure forms are among the few public records that let voters and investigators compare officials' money with their government decisions. The White House has not said whether it will keep the page online ¹.

The Record

1. Mar 10, 2026NOTUS reported that the White House sent OGE financial information for nine senior officials in early January, more than six months after its own reviews appeared finished ².
2. Sep 17, 2026The president signed a report on his stock trades, which OGE posted on Oct. 8 ¹.
3. Nov 6, 2026The White House disclosures page returned a 404 error at 3:31 p.m. and was restored by about 5 p.m. after CBS News asked about it ¹.

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Sources

1. CBS News, “White House restores financial disclosure page after CBS News inquiry” (2026-11-06). cbsnews.com/news/white-house-financial-disclosure-page/
2. NOTUS, “White House's financial disclosures for top officials are incomplete” (2026-03-10). notus.org/trump-white-house/white-houses-financial-disclosur
3. NOTUS, “Democrats vow 'day one' Epstein hearings if they flip House” (2026-06-14). notus.org/house/democrats-vow-day-one-epstein-hearings-if-th

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