Hey John,
I wanted to make sure you saw my new op-ed with MSNBC about the staggering corruption behind Donald Trump’s plan to host a dinner with the top 220 holders of his meme coin—including a private reception and White House tour for the top 25 investors.
This is a glaring conflict of interest. Trump is essentially auctioning off access to the presidency.
During Trump’s last term, CREW tracked nearly 4,000 conflicts of interest that stemmed from Trump’s failure to divest from his business holdings. But we never saw anything as blatant as this meme coin dinner. This latest scheme is over the top—even for Donald Trump—and more shameless than ever.
The more of Trump’s crypto people buy, the higher their chances are of meeting Trump — and he profits in the process. Since announcing his meme coin dinner, the price of his coin has surged more than 50%.
This raises serious ethics concerns.
With this meme coin dinner, Trump is allowing a select wealthy few to line his pockets and potentially influence decisions that could affect all Americans.
John, the president should be doing what is in the best interest of the American people, not his bottom line.
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Thank you for your support of our critical work. If you have a few extra moments, read my op-ed below.
Noah Bookbinder
President
CREW
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Trump's meme coin dinner takes crypto self-dealing to a whole new level
By Noah Bookbinder
Unbelievable.
That’s the first word that came to mind when I saw President Donald Trump’s announcement last week that he will host a dinner for the 220 top holders of the $TRUMP meme coin, complete with a private reception and White House tour for the top 25 investors.
Trump’s efforts to grift off the presidency are not new, and his first term was largely defined by corruption and self-dealing. My organization, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, tracked 3,700 conflicts of interest over the course of his four years in office. All of these conflicts stemmed from Trump’s failure to meaningfully divest from his business holdings.
Read the full op-ed here.
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