“Donald Trump Has Raised Nearly a Billion Dollars from His Various Cryptocurrency Schemes, Says Researcher Molly White.”

“Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley are calling for a federal investigation into the Trump family's cryptocurrency venture, after a fund backed by Abu Dhabi announced it would make a $200M investment in crypto exchange Binance using a Trump-branded cryptocoin. The deal could generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the Trump family.

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley are calling for a federal investigation into the Trump family's cryptocurrency ventures, after a fund backed by Abu Dhabi announced it would make a $2 billion investment in crypto exchange Binance using a Trump-branded cryptocoin. The deal could generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the Trump family.

In their letter, Senators Warren and Merkley wrote, "The deal, if completed, would represent a staggering conflict of interest, one that may violate the Constitution and open our government to a startling degree of foreign influence and the potential for a quid pro quo that could endanger national security."

Senator Warren also released this video last week blasting the deal.

Senator Elizabeth Warren blasts Trump crypto deal: ‘The Senate is going to put a stop to it, right? Wrong.’

"The United States is getting ready to bless Donald Trump's latest grift," the senator said.

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