Trump’s conflict of interest and grift

Foreign nationals are prohibited from contributing to Donald Trump’s campaign. But Trump’s memecoin scam allows foreigners to influence U.S. policy by putting money directly in his pocket. This unlawful graft must be stopped.

Sen. Adam Schiff (@schiff.senate.gov) 2025-05-07T14:11:17.997Z

Trump’s contest to see who can bribe him the most through his meme coin is being dominated by foreign investors.There’s a reason why Trump fired the ethics watchdog overseeing the executive branch, and the team investigating crypto fraud.These are bribes, and this is corruption.

Melanie D’Arrigo (@darrigomelanie.bsky.social) 2025-05-07T12:46:36.440Z

Donald Trump is profiting off the Presidency again, this time through cryptocurrency.Since returning to the White House, Trump and his family have launched crypto ventures worth billions.Let’s break down how the Presidency is now a personal business model. 1/www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/o…

Rogue Citizen One (@roguecitizenone.bsky.social) 2025-05-07T13:03:11.464Z

Your Family: 3 dolls and 5 pencilsTrump’s Family: $2.9 billionAny questions?

Andrew Weinstein (@andrewjweinstein.com) 2025-05-07T03:36:22.848Z

The bottom line: Trump's first term blurred the line between public office and personal gain. His second term has erased it — turning the presidency into a profit engine for his brand and bloodline. http://www.axios.com/2025/05/02/t…

Po Murray (@pomurray.bsky.social) 2025-05-07T12:21:23.854Z

The Trump Organization admits in a filing that President Trump never gave up control of his business assets despite public claims to the contrary. This confirms longstanding, and obvious, conflicts of interest, and the lack of transparency makes it worse.

Noah Bookbinder (@noahbookbinder.bsky.social) 2025-05-07T20:55:03.563Z

The new @davidfrum.bsky.social show on Youtube is fabulous. And it just passed a million views in the brief time since we launched. Watch him and @anneapplebaum.bsky.social in today's episode. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpU2…

Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson.bsky.social) 2025-05-07T21:50:20.066Z

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