Maxine Waters, after exiting the joint hearing, led a separate Democratic roundtable on Capitol Hill focused on “Trump’s crypto corruption and conflicts of interest,” where lawmakers and experts discussed crypto oversight and proposed legislation to bar government officials from profiting from digital assets

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May 6, 2025

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In one Capitol Hill room, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, led a roundtable focused on what she called “Trump’s crypto corruption and conflicts of interest.”

At the Democrats' roundtable, lawmakers and legal experts discussed crypto oversight and ethical standards for government officials. House Financial Services Democrats also had legislative draft text listed on their page to "establish certain digital asset prohibitions with respect to Government officers and employees, and for other purposes."

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Week 19 of 2025