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Trump’s Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen

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Donald Trump agreed to attend a dinner with the largest investors in his own-brand cryptocurrency.

Trump 's dinner announcement on April 23 instigated a trading frenzy that, on paper, added hundreds of millions of dollars to his net worth.

Two subsidiaries of the Trump Organization , a conglomerate owned by the president, control 80 percent of the total supply of the coin.

In the halls of Congress , calls for Trump ’s impeachment are already growing.

For now, the Republican congressional majority and Trump 's command of his party mean impeachment calls are unlikely to go anywhere.

However, in its potential to paint Trump in an unflattering light, the Trump coin dinner could contribute to shifting the dial.