Trump’s Crypto Czar, Mideast Envoy Under Scrutiny As Elissa Slotkin Seeks Probe Into David Sacks, Steve Witkoff’s Alleged UAE Crypto Gains
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) demanded an investigation Wednesday into potential conflicts of interest concerning Trump administration officials David Sacks and Steve Witkoff, and their association with the World Liberty Financial cryptocurrency venture.
UAE AI Deal Under Scanner
In a letter sent to to Duane Townsend, the acting inspector general of the Commerce Department, Eric Ueland, the acting director of the Office of Government Ethics and Arne Baker, acting inspector general at the State Department, the lawmakers requested a probe into the roles that Sacks, Trump’s AI and Crypto Czar, and Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, might have played in advocating for the U.S. to “sell sensitive national security technology” to the United Arab Emirates.
“According to reports, Mr. Witkoff and Mr. Sacks both played key roles in the White House’s decision to relax national security restrictions on the shipment of advanced AI systems to the …
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