特朗普在舉辦有爭議的$特朗普紀念投資者晚餐之後面臨法律審查

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統在他的弗吉尼亞高爾夫俱樂部（Virginia Golf Club）舉辦了有爭議的$特朗普紀念投資者晚餐後，面臨法律審查。

President Donald Trump is facing an increasing level of legal scrutiny following a widely-discussed dinner with memecoin investors at his Virginia golf club. The event, which featured the official presidential seal on display and was part of a broader effort to fund Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin, has sparked debate over potential violations of federal law and the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）在他的弗吉尼亞高爾夫俱樂部（Virginia Golf Club）與Memecoin投資者進行了廣泛討論之後，面臨越來越多的法律審查。該活動以官方的總統印章展出，是為特朗普的特朗普$ MEMECOIN提供資金的更廣泛努力的一部分，引發了有關潛在違反聯邦法律和美國憲法的埃默木材條款的辯論。

The president addressed around 220 investors on Thursday evening at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he was standing in front of a lectern that displayed the presidential seal.

總統週四晚上在新澤西州貝德明斯特的特朗普國家高爾夫俱樂部（Trump National Golf Club）向大約220名投資者致辭，在那裡他站在一個展示總統印章的講台前。

However, the use of the seal for personal gain is strictly forbidden by federal law, with violators risking a year in jail and/or $1,000. Legal experts interviewed by Blockworks pointed out that the seal’s presence at the fundraiser - which was part of Trump’s broader effort to fund his $TRUMP memecoin, launched earlier this year - would suggest the president’s cryptocurrency is being endorsed by the government.

但是，聯邦法律嚴格禁止使用印章以供個人利益，違規者可能會被判入獄一年和/或1,000美元。 Blockworks採訪的法律專家指出，印章在籌款活動中的存在 - 這是特朗普今年早些時候推出的特朗普$ MEMECOIN的更廣泛努力的一部分 - 暗示總統的加密貨幣已得到政府的認可。

This assertion was further made by 35 House Democrats in a Friday letter to the Justice Department, where they requested an investigation into the dinner. The lawmakers claimed the event may have breached the Emoluments Clause, which bars presidents from accepting foreign gifts without congressional approval, and implicated federal bribery statutes.

這一主張是由35個眾議院民主黨人在星期五致司法部的一封信中進一步提出的，他們要求對晚餐進行調查。議員們聲稱，這項事件可能違反了《埃默爾條款》，該條款禁止總統在未經國會批准的情況下接受外國禮物，並牽涉到聯邦賄賂法規。

They also noted that most of the dinner attendees were likely foreign nationals involved in crypto exchanges in China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Korea, Singapore, Turkey, Vietnam and the UAE, according to a previous Bloomberg report.

他們還指出，大多數晚宴參與者可能是參與中國，香港，印度，以色列，韓國，新加坡，土耳其，越南和阿聯酋的外國國民。

The盅燉屋所suggest the dinner created an avenue for foreign governments to exert influence in a veiled manner. It was reported that attendees paid up to $148 million in TRUMP tokens for the dinner, which also included an “ultra-exclusive” VIP reception with members of the Trump family.

盅燉屋所建議晚餐為外國政府以面紗的方式發揮影響力創造了一條途徑。據報導，與會者在特朗普代幣中付出了高達1.48億美元的晚宴，其中還包括與特朗普家族成員的“超級獨特”貴賓接待。

“This opens the door for foreign governments to buy influence in the U.S. government anonymously, and it creates an implication that the president is personally endorsing these investment vehicles,” stated the lawmakers in their letter.

立法者在信中說：“這為外國政府匿名在美國政府購買影響力打開了大門，這意味著總統親自認可這些投資工具。”

Among the high-profile guests at the dinner was Tron founder Justin Sun, a main investor in Trump’s crypto ventures. Sun, who invested $40 million in $TRUMP tokens, is also a shareholder of World Liberty Financial, a Trump-linked firm that is currently under regulatory scrutiny.

晚宴上備受矚目的客人中有Tron創始人Justin Sun是特朗普的加密貨幣投資者的主要投資者。 Sun向特朗普的$特朗普代幣投資了4000萬美元，也是世界自由金融公司的股東，這是一家與特朗普有聯繫的公司，目前正在監管審查中。

Trump’s involvement in cryptocurrency has become increasingly apparent. During his first term, he famously dismissed Bitcoin (BTC) as “a scam” in an interview with Fox News in 2019.

特朗普參與加密貨幣已經變得越來越明顯。在他的第一個學期中，他在2019年接受福克斯新聞採訪時將比特幣（BTC）視為“騙局”。

But now, with his $TRUMP memecoin boasting a valuation of $3 billion, the former president has become a central figure in the crypto sphere. The token’s price had been on a downward trajectory since it reached a high of $74.34 in January, with its price crashing to $14.45 by May 22.

但是現在，由於他的特朗普紀念物的估值為30億美元，這位前總統已成為加密貨幣領域的核心人物。自1月份達到74.34美元以來，代幣的價格一直處於下降軌跡，到5月22日，其價格跌至14.45美元。

After the dinner announcement last week, the token experienced a brief 50% surge in a single day, which resulted in nearly $900,000 in trading fees being paid to Trump allies who hold large positions in the token.

上週晚餐宣布後，代幣一天在一天中經歷了短暫的50％激增，這導致了將近900,000美元的交易費用支付給特朗普在代幣中擔任龐大職位的盟友。

However, critics have linked the token’s volatility to gambling, adding that it lacks any inherent value and is essentially an investment vehicle that relies solely on Trump’s brand.

但是，批評家將令牌的波動與賭博聯繫起來，並補充說，它缺乏任何固有的價值，並且本質上是僅依賴特朗普品牌的投資工具。

This isn’t the first time Trump has faced backlash over the use of the presidential seal. Previously, Forbes reported that Trump’s golf clubs had been placing presidential seal golf markers in the clubs’ pro-shop, a move that several legal experts interviewed by the publication called “improper.”

這不是特朗普第一次對使用總統印章的強烈反對。此前，福布斯（Forbes）報導說，特朗普的高爾夫俱樂部一直在俱樂部的職業店中放置總統海豹高爾夫標記，這一舉動是，幾位法律專家接受了該出版物的採訪，稱為“不當”。

Pointing out that the seal is usually used to denote the president’s official acts, attorney Tracey Gallagher added that such displays at private fundraisers would likely violate federal rules.

律師特蕾西·加拉格爾（Tracey Gallagher）指出，印章通常用來表示總統的正式行為，並補充說，在私人籌款活動中的此類展示可能會違反聯邦規則。

Moreover, Trump’s arrival at the golf club in Marine One further blurs the lines between personal and presidential acts. Outside the venue, protesters were seen holding up signs like “America is not for sale” and “No Impunity for Trump!” as Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) described the upcoming dinner as the “Mount Everest of Corruption.”

此外，特朗普到達海軍陸戰隊的高爾夫俱樂部，進一步模糊了個人與總統行為之間的界限。在會場外，看到抗議者舉起了諸如“美國不出售”和“對特朗普不懲罰的標誌！”正如參議員傑夫·默克利（Jeff Merkley）（D-OR）將即將到來的晚餐描述為“腐敗的珠穆朗瑪峰”。

In response to claims of a conflict of interest, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the dinner is a private affair and Trump’s assets are in a blind trust managed by his children.

白宮新聞秘書卡羅琳·利維特（Karoline Leavitt）為回應利益衝突的說法說，晚餐是私人事務，特朗普的資產是由他的孩子們管理的盲人信託。

However, experts in governmental ethics stated that the trust lacks the requisite independence and that the president’s actions in launching a memecoin and fundraising for it are covered by Section 1(1) of the Presidential Bribery Act.

但是，政府道德的專家表示，該信託缺乏必要的獨立性，並且總統在發起紀念因素和籌款方面的行動涵蓋了《總統賄賂法》第1（1）條。

“This is unprecedented - a president is directly profiting and selling access to the president.”

“這是前所未有的 - 總統正在直接獲利和出售與總統的機會。”

Daniel Weiner, an expert in presidential ethics at the Brennan Center for Justice, told Blockworks that the dinner is part of a broader pattern of Trump allegedly seeking to profit personally from his political office.

布倫南司法中心總統道德專家丹尼爾·韋納（Daniel Weiner）告訴Blockworks，晚餐是特朗普據稱尋求從其政治職務中親自獲利的廣泛模式的一部分。

“This is unprecedented - a president is directly profiting and selling access to the

“這是前所未有的 - 總統正在直接獲利和出售對