The Guardian: Trump faces corruption and ethics scrutiny after the UAE invested $500M in his family’s crypto firm days before his 2025 inauguration, raising conflict-of-interest concerns

The deal brokered by a powerful UAE royal and national security adviser has sparked allegations of conflicts of interest, potential violations of the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clause, and undue foreign influence on U.S. policy, particularly after the Trump administration reversed restrictions to allow the UAE access to advanced AI chips. Critics, including ethics experts and Democratic lawmakers, are calling the arrangement “corruption, plain and simple,” although the White House denies any unethical conduct and Trump’s team…