REVEALED: Trump Profits 1.4 BILLION In Year One Of Presidency
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Takeaways
- ❖An expose revealed a secret $500 million deal where an Abu Dhabi royal acquired a 49% stake in the Trump family's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, days before Trump's inauguration.
- ❖The deal involved significant payments to Trump family entities and affiliates of Steve Wickoff, who was appointed US envoy to the Middle East shortly after.
- ❖This transaction is alleged to be linked to the UAE later gaining access to tightly guarded US artificial intelligence chips, despite initial Biden administration concerns about diversion to China.
- ❖The hosts characterize this as 'brazen corruption' with 'direct massive national security implications,' far exceeding previous ethical concerns during Trump's first term.
- ❖Donald Trump's net worth has reportedly increased by $1.4 billion since becoming president, with the bulk attributed to crypto enterprises.
- ❖The hosts advocate for new legislation to eliminate 'special government employee' loopholes and ensure presidents and vice presidents are subject to the same ethics laws requiring asset disclosure and divestment as lower-level appointees.
Insights
1Secret UAE Royal Investment in Trump Crypto Venture
Four days before Donald Trump's inauguration, lieutenants to Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nahyan secretly signed a deal to purchase a 49% stake in the Trump family's 'fledgling cryptocurrency venture,' World Liberty Financial, for half a billion dollars. An upfront payment of $187 million was steered to Trump family entities, and $31 million was slated for entities affiliated with Steve Wickoff, a World Liberty co-founder who had been named US envoy to the Middle East weeks prior.
Wall Street Journal expose, deal signed by Eric Trump.
2Alleged Link to UAE AI Chip Access
The Abu Dhabi royal, Sheikh Tahnoun, was actively pushing the U.S. for access to tightly guarded artificial intelligence chips. Under the Biden administration, these efforts were initially 'stymied' over fears the technology could be diverted to China. However, months after the crypto deal was inked, the UAE did gain access to these AI chips.
Wall Street Journal report, host commentary on AI policy and timing.
3Explosion of Trump's Net Worth via Crypto
The hosts assert that Donald Trump's net worth has 'exploded' by an estimated $1.4 billion since he became president, with the 'bulk of that' coming through his crypto enterprises. They describe crypto as an 'absolute money funnel' for corruption, making previous concerns about hotel branding deals seem 'paltry' in comparison.
ABC News report on Trump's net worth, host analysis.
4Systemic Loopholes in Government Ethics Laws
The hosts criticize existing ethics laws, noting that 'special government employees' (working less than 179 days or without government payment) are not subject to the same strict ethics rules. Crucially, presidents and vice presidents are exempt from laws requiring lower-level appointees to disclose and sometimes divest assets to avoid conflicts of interest.
Host discussion on 'special government employee' status and presidential ethics exemptions.
Lessons
- Advocate for legislation to eliminate the 'special government employee' loophole, ensuring all individuals serving in government roles, regardless of duration or payment, comply with full ethics rules.
- Push for new laws that explicitly subject the President and Vice President to the same ethics requirements as other federal appointees, including mandatory disclosure and divestment of assets to prevent conflicts of interest.
- Demand stricter enforcement of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which prohibits federal officials from receiving gifts or payments from foreign states, especially in cases involving direct financial transactions with foreign governments.
- Scrutinize financial dealings of presidential candidates and their families, particularly those involving foreign entities or novel asset classes like cryptocurrency, to identify potential conflicts of interest before they assume office.
Quotes
"We are talking about a foreign government owning 49% of the president's primary at this point wealth-making enterprise. That is insane. I mean truly different than anything we have seen before."
"If this is not a violation of the Emoluments Clause, I genuinely don't know what is."
"The president for some reason is exempt from the same ethics laws for a long time."
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