image sourced from original article at The Trump family secretly signed a $500 million cryptocurrency deal with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a powerful Abu Dhabi royal and national security adviser, just days before Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025. The agreement made Tahnoon the largest shareholder in World Liberty Financial, a Trump-backed crypto firm, and sent nearly $200 million to Trump-linked entities.
Shortly after the deal, the United States granted the United Arab Emirates sweeping access to advanced artificial intelligence technology, reversing previous restrictions. The sequence of events has raised serious concerns about conflicts of interest and foreign influence at the highest levels of American government, with legal experts calling it unprecedented and potentially a violation of constitutional ethics rules.
The deal and subsequent actions were not publicly disclosed, and key board positions in World Liberty Financial were filled by Tahnoon's associates. The transaction also triggered multimillion-dollar payouts to Trump family entities and companies tied to Trump's inner circle. Despite denials from the White House and Trump Organization, critics have described the arrangement as deeply troubling and a possible breach of national security norms.
