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Trump's eldest son, WLFI conflict of interest 'direct rebuttal'…"Complete nonsense"
Summary
- Trump Jr. said he directly rebuked concerns about World Liberty Financial (WLFI)'s conflict of interest, calling them "complete nonsense."
- He dismissed claims that the Trump family's cryptocurrency business would affect favors.
- Trump Jr. emphasized that WLFI is "100% **not a political organization."
Donald Trump Jr.(photo), the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, directly rebutted concerns about World Liberty Financial (WLFI)'s conflict of interest.
Trump Jr. on the 2nd (local time) in Singapore had an interview and an interview with U.S. CNBC and called concerns about the Trump family's cryptocurrency business being a conflict of interest "complete nonsense(complete nonsense)". Trump Jr. said, "I don't think anyone actually believes that my father (President Trump) would look at the blockchain ledger to see who bought what and that it would affect getting any favors."
Trump Jr. also mentioned conflict of interest concerns in his keynote speech at the cryptocurrency conference 'Token2049' held in Singapore that day. Trump Jr. emphasized at the event that "(World Liberty Financial is) 100% not a political organization." World Liberty Financial is a cryptocurrency project the Trump family established last year.
JOON HYOUNG LEE
gilson@bloomingbit.ioCrypto Journalist based in Seoul
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