May 22, 2025 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing
· Ethics and financial event
Confirmed
$TRUMP Dinner Sells Access to the President Through Token Holdings
Trump hosted a private dinner for the top holders of his $TRUMP meme coin, with proximity to the president and additional access reserved for the largest token purchasers.
Because cryptocurrency wallet ownership can obscure a holder's identity and nationality, the arrangement created a mechanism through which access to the president could be purchased with limited ability to verify who was actually buying that access, including whether foreign nationals or entities were among the participants.
The dinner took place as planned; no subsequent legal or regulatory action is noted in the available sourcing.
Because cryptocurrency wallet ownership can obscure a holder's identity and nationality, the arrangement created a mechanism through which access to the president could be purchased with limited ability to verify who was actually buying that access, including whether foreign nationals or entities were among the participants.
The dinner took place as planned; no subsequent legal or regulatory action is noted in the available sourcing.
Sources
- Trump hosts global crypto investors at a meme-coin dinner — Reuters, 2025-05-22