Trump begins selling new crypto token $Trump, raising ethical concerns
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump and his family on Jan 17 started selling a cryptocurrency token featuring an image of Trump drawn from the July assassination attempt, a potentially lucrative new business that ethics experts assailed as a blatant effort to cash in on the office he is about to occupy again.
Disclosed just days before his second inauguration, the venture is the latest in a series of moves by Trump that blur the line between his government role and the continued effort by his family to profit from his power and global fame. It is yet another sign that the Trump family will be much less hesitant in this second term to bend or breach traditional ethical boundaries.
Trump announced the launch of his new business on…
