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Senate Democrats are demanding congressional hearings to investigate President Trump’s massive crypto earnings—over $1.4 billion from family ventures last year—and whether his expanding business empire, especially in digital assets, creates dangerous conflicts of interest. Top lawmakers like Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren argue that Trump’s financial ties, including $520 million from crypto token sales and $250 million from stake sales, threaten ethical standards and policy integrity. They’re calling for urgent reforms to ethics laws and urging Republicans to join them in preventing officials from profiting from the industries they regulate. While Trump insists his disclosures are legal and his business interests don’t influence policy, the debate over transparency and accountability is escalating.

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