White House Crypto Advisor Says Democrats' Reasons for Opposing CLARITY Act Ethics Provisions "Don't Hold Up"Odaily reported that White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt posted on platform X, stating that the Democratic opposition to the ethics provisions in the CLARITY Act appears to take two main forms: (1) if the ethics provisions cannot be enforced by state attorneys general, then they are meaningless; (2) if the ethics provisions do not hold President Trump accountable for his prior involvement in crypto businesses, then such a clause is unacceptable.
Patrick Witt stated that if you support point (1), you are essentially arguing that all current federal ethics laws are meaningless, as none of these laws can currently be enforced by state attorneys general. If you support point (2), then there is virtually no measure that can meet your demands, as the approach you advocate would clearly violate the Constitution (see Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution).
Odaily reported that White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt posted on platform X, stating that the Democratic opposition to the ethics provisions in the CLARITY Act appears to take two main forms: (1) if the ethics provisions cannot be enforced by state attorneys general, then they are meaningless; (2) if the ethics provisions do not hold President Trump accountable for his prior involvement in crypto businesses, then such a clause is unacceptable.
Patrick Witt stated that if you support point (1), you are essentially arguing that all current federal ethics laws are meaningless, as none of these laws can currently be enforced by state attorneys general. If you support point (2), then there is virtually no measure that can meet your demands, as the approach you advocate would clearly violate the Constitution (see Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution).
Odaily星球日报讯 白宫加密顾问 Patrick Witt 在 X 平台发文表示，民主党方面对 CLARITY Act 中伦理条款的反对意见似乎主要有两种形式：（1）如果伦理条款无法由州总检察长执行，那么它就是没有意义的；（2）如果伦理条款不追究特朗普总统此前参与加密业务的行为，那么这一条款就是不可接受的。
Patrick Witt 表示，如果你支持观点（1），那么实际上你是在说，所有现行联邦伦理法律都是没有意义的，因为目前这些法律没有任何一项可以由州总检察长执行。如果你支持观点（2），那么实际上没有任何措施能够满足你的要求，因为你所主张的做法明显违反宪法（参见美国宪法第一条第九款）。
