US lawmaker introduces anti-corruption bill ahead of Trump's dinner
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" alt="US lawmaker introduces anti-corruption bill ahead of Trump's dinner">California Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the US House Financial Services Committee, has announced plans to introduce legislation “to block [Donald] Trump’s memecoin and stop his crypto corruption.”In a May 22 notice, Rep. Waters said the Stop Trading, Retention, and Unfair Market Payoffs (TRUMP) in Crypto Act of 2025 bill would be aimed at blocking the US President, Vice President, members of Congress, and their families from engaging in “crypto crime.” The US lawmaker referred to Trump and his wife, Melania, issuing personal memecoins in January, his family launching a stablecoin, USD1, through the crypto platform World Liberty Financial, and the president attempting to establish a national Bitcoin (https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price
outside Washington, DC, where the memecoin dinner will be held.This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.
