President Trump’s dinner this week for top investors in his memecoin is raising ethical and legal questions. The dinner will be held at the president’s Virginia golf club on Thursday amid criticism from government watchdog groups who say it potentially violates federal rules. But the White House is dismissing conflict of interest concerns. Press Secretary […]
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Trump to host controversial dinner for his crypto investors
President Trump’s dinner this week for top investors in his memecoin is raising ethical and legal questions. The dinner will be held at the president’s Virginia golf club on Thursday amid criticism from government watchdog groups who say it potentially violates federal rules. But the White House is dismissing conflict of interest concerns. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt contends that the president is “abiding by all conflict of interest laws” and that he “acts with only the interests of the American public in mind.”