The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 25, 2025

Trump 'Meme Coin' Cryptocurrency Scheme Selling Access to the President Raises Alarms for Emolument Clause Violations
President Donald Trump launched a cryptocurrency “meme coin” with his likeness on January 17th, just before inauguration day. April 21st, with its value plummeting, the company offered top buyers of the coin a dinner with Trump and a personal tour of the White House. That likely violates the Emoluments Clause.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

American Constitution Society - (2019) Profiting off the Presidency: Trump’s Violations of the Emoluments Clauses
Brennan Center for Justice - (2019) How Will the Courts Handle the Trump Emoluments Cases?
American Democracy Minute - (2024) The Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause was Intended to Stop Bribery and Corruption. Recently, Not So Much
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) - (2024) The intensifying threat of Donald Trump’s emoluments
Mother Jones - Trump Crypto Coin Buyers Offered VIP Tour of White House
CoinStats - TRUMP Meme Coin Tumbles After Soaring on Exclusive Gala Announcement

Groups Taking Action:

CREW, Public Citizen

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U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 24, 2025

Michigan Considers Proof of Citizenship Restrictions While Awaiting Outcome of the SAVE Act Vote and Challenge to Trump’s Executive Order
Voting proof of citizenship efforts are afoot in Michigan while voters await the outcome of the federal SAVE Act and a Trump executive order requiring similar restrictions. This, despite no evidence of widespread noncitizen voting in Michigan, or anywhere else in the U.S.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - New Trump Executive Order Attempts to Bypass Congress & States to Require Proof of Citizenship Documents & Mandate Election Deadlines
Michigan Advance/Votebeat - Michigan House GOP proposes proof-of-citizenship requirement for all voters
Michigan Advance - Board of State Canvassers greenlights petition seeking to block noncitizens from voting in Michigan
Center for American Progress - U.S. Passport ownership by state
Michigan Live - See how Michigan’s U.S. House members voted on bill (SAVE Act) requiring voters’ proof of citizenship

Groups Taking Action:
Common Cause MI, League of Women Voters MI, Promote the Vote MI

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 23, 2025

61 Individual and Corporate Donors Gave $1M or More to Trump’s Inaugural. Where did the $239M Go? We’ll Likely Never Know
A parade of well-known brands and CEOs lavished a post-election tribute of $239 million dollars to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, according to a new filing with the Federal Election Commission. What was it used for? Voters will likely never know.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - What are the Rules as to How Contributions to Inaugural Committee Funds Are Spent? There Aren’t Any.
Federal Election Commission - Schedule 13-A Summary for the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee
Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee (via FEC) - Submitted Records
Federal Election Commission - Itemized Donations
Open Secrets - Warren Stephens donations in the 2023-24 Election Cycle
Yahoo Finance - Chicken, crypto, and Nvidia: The companies that helped Trump’s inauguration shatter fundraising records

CNBC - Apple regains $3 trillion market cap after Trump exempts tariffs on iPhones
Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause, Public Citizen, C.R.E.W., Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon

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