Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has opened an investigation into President Trump\u2019s meme coin dinner that took place last week and asked the White House to disclose the names of the attendees, warning that foreign governments could be attempting to curry favor with the president through cryptocurrency acquisitions. <\/p>\n
\u201cI write today to demand that you release the names of all the attendees at this dinner and provide information about the source of the money they each used to buy $TRUMP coins, so that we can prevent illegal foreign government emoluments from being pocketed without congressional consent,\u201d Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, wrote in a late Wednesday letter<\/a> to Trump. <\/p>\n Raskin, who has often criticized<\/a> the president\u2019s foreign dealings, argued that the disclosure of the names of the individuals who attended the May 22 private dinner<\/a> at Trump\u2019s golf club will inform the public about \u201cwho is putting tens of millions of dollars into our President\u2019s pocket so we can start to figure out what \u2014 beyond virtually worthless memecoins \u2014 they are getting in exchange for all this money.\u201d <\/p>\n The White House did not immediately respond to The Hill\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n The letter comes as Vice President Vance addressed the crypto industry at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas this week, telling attendees to bolster their involvement in politics. The sector\u2019s heavy hitters spent north of $200 million to back crypto-aligned candidates during the 2024 election cycle. <\/p>\n \u201cTake the momentum of your political involvement in 2024 and carry it forward to 2026 and beyond. Don\u2019t ignore politics, because I guarantee you, my friends, politics is not going to ignore this community, not now and not in the future,\u201d Vance told the crowd<\/a> on Wednesday. <\/p>\n Fairshake, a pro-crypto Super PAC, and its two affiliates announced in late January<\/a> that they have $116 million in cash on hand, preparing their war chest for the 2026 midterms. <\/p>\n