Democratic Senators called for investigations into potential ethics violations by Trump administration officials related to World Liberty Financial and its $2 billion in funding from the UAE.

In a Sept. 23 letter, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Elissa Slotkin requested that the inspectors general of the Commerce and State Departments examine whether officials violated ethics rules in transactions that allegedly enriched President Trump’s family and raised national security concerns among White House staff.

Probe targets

The probe targets deals involving Trump adviser Steve Witkoff, who worked as a State Department employee for six months before transferring to a White House position. It centers on two interconnected deals announced in May.

The first involved a US plan to allow the UAE to import American-designed artificial intelligence computer chips. Meanwhile, the second involved a government-backed Emirati firm investing $2 billion in World Liberty Financial, a crypto company created by the Trump family and Witkoff’s relatives.

Warren and Slotkin wrote in their letter to acting inspectors general that “the pattern of these transactions is deeply troubling.”

The senators noted that Witkoff advocated for chip exports to the UAE. At the same time, his family’s company secured the crypto investment, despite national security concerns that the UAE’s ties to China could compromise security.

The report found no evidence of explicit quid pro quo agreements but revealed that the deals intersected in previously unknown ways.

The letter further raised concerns that David Sacks, the White House’s “AI and crypto czar,” also participated in chip discussions despite colleagues’ concerns about potential conflicts of interest.

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Author: Gino Matos