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Richard Blumenthal: “Now, Trump’s hand-picked regulators at the Treasury Department have granted World Liberty Financial a banking charter.…”

On the recordAugust 18, 2026
Now, Trump’s hand-picked regulators at the Treasury Department have granted World Liberty Financial a banking charter. This latest act of self-dealing puts our banking system in danger by legitimizing a company that has proven to be unscrupulous.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Discussing the risks of Trump's banking charter approval.

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