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Warren Introduces Bank-Owning Ban for Trump and Family

8/19/2026

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced legislation that would bar the president and his family from owning or controlling banks.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved World Liberty Trust Co., a crypto firm founded by President Donald Trump’s sons.
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said President Donald Trump’s crypto holdings are in discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party institutions, denying a conflict of interest.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced legislation that would bar the president and his family from owning or controlling banks.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved World Liberty Trust Co., a crypto firm founded by President Donald Trump’s sons.
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said President Donald Trump’s crypto holdings are in discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party institutions, denying a conflict of interest.