Democrats Get On Board With Crypto Bill, Dismiss Concerns About Trump Corruption
WASHINGTON — A crypto bill cleared a key Senate hurdle on Monday as a group of Democrats got back on board with the legislation after balking over President Donald Trump’s digital asset self-enrichment schemes.
By helping Republicans pass the legislation, the Senate Democrats are doing a big favor for a little-respected industry that poured money into last year’s elections and is now threatening to oust lawmakers who get in its way.
The bill had been set to pass earlier this month but Democrats voted no as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised alarms about Trump’s ethically dubious plans to host a private dinner for the biggest buyers of his meme coin.
Now the bill is back, with modest changes, but it still contains no ban…
