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(120,475 posts) Fri May 2, 2025, 11:01 AM 23 hrs ago

New Trump crypto deal raises ethics questions - ABC News

Ethics experts are already raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest after Trump’s cryptocurrency business announced a $2 billion investment from the United Arab Emirates.

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New Trump crypto deal raises ethics questions - ABC News (Original Post) TexasTowelie 23 hrs ago OP

Raises? I think it answers any remaining questions about his ethics quite convincingly unblock 23 hrs ago #1

This story is gaining visibility, even if the GOP and the DOJ will do nothing BadGimp 16 hrs ago #2

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1. Raises? I think it answers any remaining questions about his ethics quite convincingly

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Fri May 2, 2025, 11:10 AM

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2. This story is gaining visibility, even if the GOP and the DOJ will do nothing

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Fri May 2, 2025, 06:32 PM

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Trump’s Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen
- https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-quest-for-crypto-riches-is-a-constitutional-scandal-waiting-to-happen/

WIRED

"The largest investors in Donald Trump’s crypto coin have been promised a private audience with the president. The arrangement could put Trump at odds with the Constitution and add fuel to calls for his impeachment, experts say."

As Trump’s Family Crypto Business Gains Steam, Ethical Concerns Mount
A crypto company part-owned by the Trump family stands to earn millions of dollars from a business deal involving a state-backed investment fund from the UAE. The arrangement amounts to “foreign policy for sale,” critics claim.
- https://www.wired.com/story/as-trumps-family-crypto-business-gains-steam-ethical-concerns-mount/#intcid=_wired-article-bottom-recirc_e8731089-c279-41eb-9144-6ccebf8c969e_roberta-similarity1_fallback_cral-top2-2

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