Kari Lake Earned Tens of Thousands of Dollars From Media Side Hustles

The former U.S. Agency for Global Media leader made money from a book, a song and social media.

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Kari Lake earned money from several side gigs while working for the Trump administration. Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via AP

Kari Lake benefited from several streams of media-related income around or during the time she served — illegally, a federal court ruled — as de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, according to a new federal financial disclosure.

As a book author, Lake reported earning between $5,001 and $15,000 in royalties from her 2023 tome “Unafraid: Just Getting Started.” The book is published by Winning Team Publishing, which Donald Trump Jr. co-founded — Charlie Kirk, Jeanine Pirro and President Donald Trump himself are among others who’ve worked with the label.

As a recording artist, Lake reported earning $200 or less in royalties from her 2023 song, “81 Million Votes, My Ass,” which mocks the validity of the 2020 presidential election’s results.