Trump’s dinner for coin meme offers senators to demand ethics probe

Washington – Senators Adam Shiff and Elizabeth Warren warn about it President Donald Trump A private dinner with the owners of his coin meme can be corruption “pay to play” and call for an investigation into the ethics.

Democratic senators from California and Massachusetts, respectively, sent a letter to the US government ethics department on Friday, asking the probe to determine whether President Trump violates the Federal Ethics Rules by offering exclusive access to leading investors in his $ trump coin.

The letter is concerned promotionAnnounced on Meme Coin on Wednesday, offering 220 token owners with the president on May 22 in his golf cap near Washington, Colombia District, a coin jumped 50% after the invitation was placed.

“President Trump’s announcement promises exclusive access to the president in exchange for significant investment in one of the presidential entrepreneurs,” the Senators wrote on a letter from CNBC on Friday.

Co -coins have increased by more than $ 100 million after the announcement, causing concern that Trump and his family personally make profits from their political influence, senators write.

“This recent action causes serious ethics and legal problems, including a serious risk that President Trump and other officials can participate in the” pay “corruption by selling access to persons or legal entities to include foreign citizens and corporate entities with interests in federal actions.

They refer to several public reports indicating that some investors in Trump have a connection with foreign exchanges or received funds from the platforms banned in the US, including Binance.

Senators Schiff and Warren ask the ethics officials whether there were any recommendations of Trump or his family about income from digital assets that are in order to prevent the investigation of people, or looking for pardons from buying political access through investment.

In the White House and both chambers of the congress, which are controlled by Republicans, and with the director of the ethics appointed by the president, a letter from democratic senators will probably fall into deaf ears.

Trump and his allies continue deeper at the crystand. Last month Trump’s family announced the plans to launch stable Through its world financial project Liberty.

Since its debut in January, Meme Meme Trump Meme reportedly created more than $ 350 million for subjects related to the president and his internal circle. The project website states that 80% of Trump’s tokens are stored and related to them.

The White House did not respond to a comment request. The Government Ethics Office refused to comment.

In the past recommendations of AGE realized that while President and Vice President are released From the federal laws on conflicts of interest extending to other state officials and from ethical standards established by the executive order, he advised that the presidential seats voluntarily adhere to these standards.

Ethics Management may issue recommendations but has No powers to perform Financial get rid of conflicts involving the president sitting.

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