$TRUMP Representative Maxine Waters, senior member of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), led Democratic lawmakers out of a joint hearing on digital assets in response to what she called "the corruption of the President of the United States" regarding cryptocurrencies.

In a joint hearing on May 6th of the HFSC and the House Agriculture Committee, Representative Waters stood firm as she addressed Republican leaders, stating her intention to block proceedings due to Donald Trump's corruption, "ownership of cryptocurrencies," and oversight by government agencies. The chair of the digital assets subcommittee, Bryan Steil, seemingly taking advantage of a loophole in the committee rules, said that Republican lawmakers would proceed with the event as a "roundtable" instead of a hearing.