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Senators Demand Probes Into Trump’s Crypto Dinner Scheme

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC · How we work

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Trump Ad Funding Inquiry

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social October 3, 2026, warning Democratic policies would cost $49 trillion over ten years, citing a report released October 1.
Patty Murray and Chris Murphy asked Secretary Markwayne Mullin to detail $1.7 million for Trump ads, which White House said were not campaign ads.
It projected double-digit inflation and widespread job losses under the modeled package.
Trump accused Fox News of giving leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries airtime.

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Crypto Dinner Corruption

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on October 3, 2026, warning Democratic policies would cost $49 trillion over ten years, citing a report released October 1.
Critics say Trump’s memecoin promotions and crypto-funded dinner exploit financially strained supporters, framing the events as corruption.
Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Coons labeled crypto dinner a corruption scheme and demanded investigations.
A May 2025 CoinDesk survey found that 62% of registered voters did not trust the Trump administration to handle crypto regulation, while 73% opposed senior officials holding crypto business interests.

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Democratic senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Coons called the Trump-hosted crypto dinner a corruption scheme and urged investigations, while a May 2025 CoinDesk survey found that 62 % of voters distrust the administration’s crypto regulation and 73 % oppose officials holding crypto interests.

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Historical Context

Donald Trump’s October 3 2026 Truth Social warning and the Senate’s probe of his crypto-dinner echo his cryptocurrency push, which began with a January executive order creating a working group and a March order establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve. A November 25 2025 report by Rep. Jamie Raskin tied those policies to $799 million in Trump profits, reviving calls for tighter FEC disclosure rules.

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Trump Ad Funding Inquiry

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social October 3, 2026, warning Democratic policies would cost $49 trillion over ten years, citing a report released October 1.
Patty Murray and Chris Murphy asked Secretary Markwayne Mullin to detail $1.7 million for Trump ads, which White House said were not campaign ads.
It projected double-digit inflation and widespread job losses under the modeled package.
Trump accused Fox News of giving leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries airtime.

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