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Miles Archer

(24,335 posts)
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 07:21 PM Sep 2025

United Arab Emirates investment firm deposited $2 billion into Trump's Crypto startup. TWO WEEKS LATER...

'Impeachable': Explosive report on Trump's massive crypto 'scandal' stuns observers

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-crypto-2673996974/

The New York Times on Monday published a blockbuster report detailing how US President Donald Trump’s administration gave the United Arab Emirates access to high-powered artificial intelligence chips just days after receiving a massive investment in Trump’s cryptocurrency startup.

As the Times report documented, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) ruling family, had one of his investment firms deposit $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, the startup founded by members of the Trump family and the family of Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

Just two weeks later, wrote the Times, “the White House agreed to allow the UAE access to hundreds of thousands of the world’s most advanced and scarce computer chips, a crucial tool in the high-stakes race to dominate artificial intelligence,” despite national security concerns about these chips being shared with China.

The Times, which interviewed more than 75 people in its investigation of the deals, did not present direct evidence that the two deals were explicitly linked, and the White House denied any connection between the massive investment in the Trump family’s crypto firm and the decision to grant UAE access to the chips.
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United Arab Emirates investment firm deposited $2 billion into Trump's Crypto startup. TWO WEEKS LATER... (Original Post) Miles Archer Sep 2025 OP
Trump doesn't bother to hide his corruption and treason. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #1
These deals are everywhere. Google Trump, Vietnam JCMach1 Sep 2025 #2
The Constitution called the police station. yellow dahlia Sep 2025 #3
FLOOD THE ZONE WITH SHIT pays off Martin Eden Sep 2025 #4
It's all because of the 6 walking piles of stinking sh7t at the SC wolfie001 Sep 2025 #10
This situation just begs for HighFired49 Sep 2025 #11
Rachel discussing now n/t malaise Sep 2025 #5
Either the country crumbles or we put in serious protections against this abuse newdeal2 Sep 2025 #6
Rule #39 - there is no such thing as coincidence... Wounded Bear Sep 2025 #7
K & R for exposure SunSeeker Sep 2025 #8
Nice brube, now see what US-Israel relations do Warpy Sep 2025 #9

Irish_Dem

(82,355 posts)
1. Trump doesn't bother to hide his corruption and treason.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 07:25 PM
Sep 2025

He knows the courts and congress will let him get away with it.
They get huge bribes too.

JCMach1

(29,242 posts)
2. These deals are everywhere. Google Trump, Vietnam
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 07:28 PM
Sep 2025

And Tariffs and find how Trump dropped Vietnam tariffs are greenlighting and financing a billion dollar Trump development in Vietnam

Martin Eden

(15,879 posts)
4. FLOOD THE ZONE WITH SHIT pays off
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 09:02 PM
Sep 2025

Last edited Mon Sep 15, 2025, 11:36 PM - Edit history (1)

This would be an impeachment worthy major scandal for any other president, but there is such an avalanche of corruption and cruelty and unconstitutional abuses of power, that something like this mostly goes unnoticed.

HighFired49

(520 posts)
11. This situation just begs for
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:26 PM
Sep 2025

Someone to take extra-judicial action to stop this criminal behavior. When the prosecutors and judges won’t act, the situation begs for some other way to stop it.

newdeal2

(5,610 posts)
6. Either the country crumbles or we put in serious protections against this abuse
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 09:07 PM
Sep 2025

Starting with accountability! Ever cent must be recovered from the Trump crime family.

Warpy

(114,673 posts)
9. Nice brube, now see what US-Israel relations do
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 09:43 PM
Sep 2025

now that Israel bombed Qatar without US foreknowledge or approval.

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