参议院民主党要求就特朗普家族加密项目与阿布扎比王室关系举行听证
US Senate Democrats have written to Republican leadership, calling for immediate hearings into the potential relationship between the Trump family’s crypto project, World Liberty Financial, and the Abu Dhabi royal family.
This follows a report by The Wall Street Journal that an investment entity backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, secretly acquired a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial. The project is a DeFi and stablecoin initiative, with Donald Trump and his three sons listed as advisors.
The report states that the agreement was signed by Eric Trump four days before Trump’s presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025. The deal was valued at $500 million, with half paid upfront. Approximately $187 million flowed to entities controlled by the Trump family, while at least $31 million went to entities linked to the family of World Liberty co-founder Steve Witkoff. Witkoff was later appointed as the U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, and his son, Zach Witkoff, currently serves as the CEO of World Liberty.
Representatives for Trump have stated that he was unaware of the $500 million investment and was not directly involved in the day-to-day operations of World Liberty Financial. Democrats argue that the matter involves potential conflicts of interest between the president's family business interests, foreign capital, and government diplomatic roles, and have therefore called on the Republican-led Senate to launch an investigation as soon as possible.
