📌 What happened
🔹 An investment fund linked to Sheikh Tahnoon from the United Arab Emirates acquired 49% of the shares of the crypto company World Liberty Financial, associated with the family of Donald Trump, for $500 million. The deal was completed a few days before Trump's inauguration.
📊 How experts and politicians are reacting to this
1. Concern about possible conflicts of interest
Many ethics and political experts consider the deal to be 'exceeding normal business cooperation' because large foreign capital has entered a business associated with the current President of the United States. This raises questions about its influence on government policy, particularly after the administration approved the supply of American AI chips to the UAE shortly after the deal.
💬 Critics say that even if there is no direct evidence of corruption, the appearance of such an investor in the president's family company undermines trust in institutions and may look like a conflict of interest.
🏛 2. Official statements from the White House
The White House stated that the president was not personally involved in this business agreement and does not make financial decisions for the company, as the firm is managed by his children. Administration representatives emphasize that there is no conflict of interest, and the president is allegedly 'distracted' from these affairs.
Nevertheless, critics note that management through family is not considered a true 'blind trust,' which is typically required to avoid conflicts of interest.
📉 3. Reactions from lawmakers and human rights advocates
Some lawmakers and representatives of civil organizations have already expressed concern and proposed an investigation, as they believe it is unacceptable for large foreign capital to be associated with the presidential entourage.
🧠 Overall impression of experts
📌 This deal is not just an investment in a crypto startup; it has crossed the boundaries of finance and government policy, and therefore raises:
questions about the honesty and transparency of government decisions;
debates on the impact of foreign investments on domestic policy;
concerns about how large private interests may intertwine with politics.
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