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Crypto is the new Trump Family Business and Ethics Watchdogs Have Concerns

John Pelissero, director, government ethics, quoted by Politico.

Politico reports, "Trump’s eldest sons are gearing up to launch a new cryptocurrency venture called World Liberty Financial, which is already receiving a big social media boost from their father. Government ethics watchdogs say the project could create a conflict of interest if Trump returns to the White House next year."

“This does present a strong possibility of a conflict of interest,” said John P. Pelissero, the director of government ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. “Doing anything to promote crypto so it might benefit his sons’ future business is a problem.”

John Pelissero, director, government ethics, quoted by Politico, and republished by Yahoo!News, International Business Times, DailyCoin, and others.

 

 

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