Calls for probe after huge UAE splurge on Trump-linked crypto
Trump faces renewed scrutiny after reports of a $500m Emirati investment in a crypto firm linked to his family [Getty]
US President Donald Trump is facing renewed scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest after reports that a senior member of the Emirati royal family invested $500 million in a cryptocurrency firm linked to the Trump family just days before his return to the White House.
The investment, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, involved a 49 percent stake in World Liberty Financial, a crypto company co-owned by Trump family entities and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
The stake was purchased four days before Trump’s inauguration in January 2025 by a firm associated with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed…
