Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of the most visible and controversial Republicans in Congress, is once again drawing scrutiny—this time over her financial disclosures.
Last week, Greene filed her 2024 disclosure, reporting $178,229.99 in income from Winning Team Publishing, the right-wing publisher co-founded by Donald Trump Jr. that put out her 2023 memoir MTG. What’s missing, however, is her book agreement itself—something federal rules require her to list under a separate section known as Schedule F. That section asks lawmakers to disclose any agreements that provide “continuing compensation payments,” including book royalties.
Legal experts say the omission is more than just a technical error. Brett Kappel, a Washington attorney specializing in campaign finance and ethics law, explained that Greene should have disclosed the deal not just this year but also in 2023, when the book was published. Even if Greene hadn’t yet received royalties at that point, the agreement itself still qualified for disclosure.
Other Republicans have made similar disclosures: Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida both listed their book deals on Schedule F. Greene, by contrast, left hers off.
The timing of her filing has raised additional eyebrows. The House granted Greene an extension to August 13, but her paperwork was dated August 15. When pressed on the discrepancy, her spokesperson told Forbes the filing was “under legal and reconciliation review” before being submitted.
This isn’t the first time Greene’s financial dealings have prompted questions. Earlier this year, she was criticized for buying additional Tesla stock even as she called for federal investigations into Tesla-related protests—a potential conflict of interest given her role overseeing Elon Musk’s interactions with the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. Greene has said her investments are controlled by a financial adviser under a fiduciary agreement.
Greene has also bristled at reports about her personal wealth. Earlier this month, the outlet Benzinga reported that her net worth had ballooned from around $700,000 before she entered Congress in 2021 to roughly $22 million today. Greene blasted the report on X, calling it “outright slander and lies.” She insisted she built her wealth before running for office, saying, “As a matter of fact I made a hell of a lot more money and my life was WAY EASIER before I entered public life.”
Her filings show most of her wealth stems from investments and real estate, along with her 51% stake in her family’s construction business, Taylor Commercial, Inc., which reported between $1 million and $5 million in income last year. By contrast, her book royalties were the only “earned income” Greene listed.
Could she face consequences for the omission? In theory, yes. Federal law allows the attorney general to pursue civil or even criminal penalties against lawmakers who knowingly falsify or withhold information. But with the Justice Department under the Trump administration—and Greene still largely an ally of the president—it’s unlikely she’ll face much more than a few nasty headlines.
