Key Takeaways:
- Sen. Chris Murphy escalates attacks on TRUMP, calling the president's affiliated meme coin a vehicle for a "backdoor bribery scheme" involving CEOs and foreign oligarchs.
- Critics question the plausibility of secrecy, pointing to blockchain's public ledger and challenging Murphy's claims as lacking evidence.
- The controversy comes amid economic turbulence, as Trump pauses tariffs and faces scrutiny over a recent Trump Social post.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) reignited controversy on April 9 by accusing Donald Trump of running a covert bribery operation tied to his personal cryptocurrency, $TRUMP.
"Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors," Murphy said.
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
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