U.S. House members are calling on the Justice Department to investigate the dinner held by Trump for his main blockchain investors on May 22, citing concerns about 'foreign influence on U.S. policy decisions' and 'potential corruption and violations of the constitutional foreign emoluments clause.'

35 House members have written to the Justice Department requesting that Acting Director of the Public Integrity Section Edward Sullivan investigate whether this dinner violated federal bribery laws or the foreign emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution. According to this clause, the U.S. president cannot accept gifts from foreign nations without congressional approval. Bloomberg reported that most dinner attendees may have been foreign nationals due to their connections with cryptocurrency exchanges.

The letter states, 'U.S. law prohibits foreigners from participating in U.S. political activities, but the arrangement of the $TRUMP blockchain dinner provides a pathway for foreign governments to influence the president through cryptocurrency, all done without disclosing their identities.'

The investigation request and press conference took place just hours before the dinner, held at the Trump National Golf Club outside Washington, D.C. Protesters and Senator Jeff Merkley gathered outside the venue, holding signs reading 'Illegal Crypto Party' and 'Democracy is Not for Sale.' Although some dinner attendees wore masks to conceal their identities, the media confirmed the presence of Tron founder Justin Sun and other supporters; the complete guest list has not been made public.

The blockchain dinner may influence pending legislation in Congress

In addition to calling for a Justice Department investigation, congressional Democrats have also proposed legislation to address the so-called 'Trump's crypto corruption,' as Congress is reviewing a stablecoin regulatory bill and a market structure bill. Several Senate Democrats who initially opposed the stablecoin bill later collaborated with Republicans to prepare for debate.

Representative Waters has introduced a bill to restrict any U.S. president, vice president, members of Congress, and their family members from engaging with cryptocurrency. Senate members will also propose amendments to the GENIUS bill to address Trump's connections to the cryptocurrency platform 'World Free Finance' supported by him and his family.