Donald Trump Jr. Calls Crypto Conflict of Interest Claims ‘Complete Nonsense’

Donald Trump Jr dismissed criticism that World Liberty Financial presents conflict of interest telling CNBC at Singapore’s Token2049 conference that concerns are “ complete nonsense .” The president’s eldest son stated he doesn’t believe anyone thinks his father “ would be looking at ledgers on the blockchain to see who bought what and that carrying any kind of favor .” Trump Jr. a co-founder of World Liberty Financial

appeared alongside CEO Zach Witkoff son of ￰0￱ Envoy to the Middle East Steve ￰1￱ executives emphasized their firm is “ 100% not a political organization ” during a keynote speech despite the company’s open connections to the Trump administration as it pursues global deals and expands into debit payments and tokenized commodity ￰2￱ Trump ￰3￱ Zach Wilkoff of World Liberty Financial at Token2049 |) October 1 2025 Democratic Lawmakers Label Ventures ‘Unprecedented Conflict’ Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Representative Maxine Waters have led calls for investigations into World Liberty Financial

labeling the company an “unprecedented conflict” that could sway crypto ￰4￱ House Committee on Financial Services Democratic Caucus stated Trump “ rewrote the rules then cashed in on the chaos he helped create ” by gutting oversight and hyping risky ￰5￱ for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington described Trump’s deep crypto ties involving partnerships with foreign businesses as “ unprecedented .” The organization tracked over 3,700 conflicts of interest during Trump’s previous term and warned he appears “ poised to rack up more conflicts than ever

with even less transparency than last time .” An analysis by The Washington Post revealed that approximately 20% of current Trump advisors actively hold ￰6￱ of Trump advisors holding cryptocurrencies. |