特朗普在举办有争议的$特朗普纪念投资者晚餐之后面临法律审查

唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）总统在他的弗吉尼亚高尔夫俱乐部（Virginia Golf Club）举办了有争议的$特朗普纪念投资者晚餐后，面临法律审查。

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.

唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）在他的弗吉尼亚高尔夫俱乐部（Virginia Golf Club）与Memecoin投资者进行了广泛讨论之后，面临越来越多的法律审查。该活动以官方的总统印章展出，是为特朗普的特朗普$ MEMECOIN提供资金的更广泛努力的一部分，引发了有关潜在违反联邦法律和美国宪法的埃默木材条款的辩论。

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.

总统周四晚上在新泽西州贝德明斯特的特朗普国家高尔夫俱乐部（Trump National Golf Club）向大约220名投资者致辞，在那里他站在一个展示总统印章的讲台前。

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，联邦法律严格禁止使用印章以供个人利益，违规者可能会被判入狱一年和/或1,000美元。 Blockworks采访的法律专家指出，印章在筹款活动中的存在 - 这是特朗普今年早些时候推出的特朗普$ MEMECOIN的更广泛努力的一部分 - 暗示总统的加密货币已得到政府的认可。

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.

这一主张是由35个众议院民主党人在星期五致司法部的一封信中进一步提出的，他们要求对晚餐进行调查。议员们声称，这项事件可能违反了《埃默尔条款》，该条款禁止总统在未经国会批准的情况下接受外国礼物，并牵涉到联邦贿赂法规。

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.

他们还指出，大多数晚宴参与者可能是参与中国，香港，印度，以色列，韩国，新加坡，土耳其，越南和阿联酋的外国国民。

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.

盅炖屋所建议晚餐为外国政府以面纱的方式发挥影响力创造了一条途径。据报道，与会者在特朗普代币中付出了高达1.48亿美元的晚宴，其中还包括与特朗普家族成员的“超级独特”贵宾接待。

“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.

立法者在信中说：“这为外国政府匿名在美国政府购买影响力打开了大门，这意味着总统亲自认可这些投资工具。”

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.

晚宴上备受瞩目的客人中有Tron创始人Justin Sun是特朗普的加密货币投资者的主要投资者。 Sun向特朗普的$特朗普代币投资了4000万美元，也是世界自由金融公司的股东，这是一家与特朗普有联系的公司，目前正在监管审查中。

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.

特朗普参与加密货币已经变得越来越明显。在他的第一个学期中，他在2019年接受福克斯新闻采访时将比特币（BTC）视为“骗局”。

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.

但是现在，由于他的特朗普纪念物的估值为30亿美元，这位前总统已成为加密货币领域的核心人物。自1月份达到74.34美元以来，代币的价格一直处于下降轨迹，到5月22日，其价格跌至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.

上周晚餐宣布后，代币一天在一天中经历了短暂的50％激增，这导致了将近900,000美元的交易费用支付给特朗普在代币中担任庞大职位的盟友。

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，批评家将令牌的波动与赌博联系起来，并补充说，它缺乏任何固有的价值，并且本质上是仅依赖特朗普品牌的投资工具。

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.”

这不是特朗普第一次对使用总统印章的强烈反对。此前，福布斯（Forbes）报道说，特朗普的高尔夫俱乐部一直在俱乐部的职业店中放置总统海豹高尔夫标记，这一举动是，几位法律专家接受了该出版物的采访，称为“不当”。

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.

律师特蕾西·加拉格尔（Tracey Gallagher）指出，印章通常用来表示总统的正式行为，并补充说，在私人筹款活动中的此类展示可能会违反联邦规则。

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，特朗普到达海军陆战队的高尔夫俱乐部，进一步模糊了个人与总统行为之间的界限。在会场外，看到抗议者举起了诸如“美国不出售”和“对特朗普不惩罚的标志！”正如参议员杰夫·默克利（Jeff Merkley）（D-OR）将即将到来的晚餐描述为“腐败的珠穆朗玛峰”。

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.

白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特（Karoline Leavitt）为回应利益冲突的说法说，晚餐是私人事务，特朗普的资产是由他的孩子们管理的盲人信托。

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，政府道德的专家表示，该信托缺乏必要的独立性，并且总统在发起纪念因素和筹款方面的行动涵盖了《总统贿赂法》第1（1）条。

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

“这是前所未有的 - 总统正在直接获利和出售与总统的机会。”

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.

布伦南司法中心总统道德专家丹尼尔·韦纳（Daniel Weiner）告诉Blockworks，晚餐是特朗普据称寻求从其政治职务中亲自获利的广泛模式的一部分。

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

“这是前所未有的 - 总统正在直接获利和出售对