Democrats storm out of hearing on crypto bill over Trump ‘corruption’ – DL News
- House Democrats walked out of a Congressional hearing on crypto legislation Tuesday.
- They were protesting President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures.
- The outburst comes a day after House Republicans unveiled draft legislation that would create a framework for digital asset regulation.
A rift over US crypto policy deepened Tuesday as several Democratic lawmakers walked out of a joint hearing between the House Financial Services and Agriculture committees.
California’s Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, said she would not provide the support needed for the hearing to move forward “because of the corruption of the President of the United States and his ownership of crypto.”
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