Trump Holds Last-Minute Talks on Crypto Ethics Rules Ahead of Key Senate Vote

President Donald Trump convened a closed-door meeting with his advisors on Friday to hash out unresolved ethics provisions in the CLARITY Act, the sweeping digital-asset legislation whose fate now hinges on a procedural vote in the Senate scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

The session, confirmed by two people familiar with the discussions who asked not to be identified because the talks were private, focused on conflict-of-interest rules that Senate Democrats have made a precondition for allowing the bill to advance. Neither the outcome of the meeting nor the full list of participants has been disclosed, and the White House did not respond to requests for comment as of Saturday.

The timing underscores the stakes. At 2:15 p.m. on September 15, the Senate will vote on cloture for the motion to proceed to the CLARITY Act — a test of whether the chamber can even begin formal debate. Clearing that hurdle requires 60 votes, meaning Republican leadership must secure at least some Democratic support.

That support has been withheld over ethics. Democrats have demanded stronger restrictions on government officials profiting from cryptocurrency ventures, specifically targeting the president's own family. The Trump family's financial ties to the sector include World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance platform, and the TRUMP memecoin, both of which would fall under any new conflict-of-interest framework attached to the bill.