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Trump-linked crypto firms hire lawyers and lobbyists

Story timeline · 3 updates, 26 Oct to 2 Nov 2026

Crypto, venture and prediction-market firms tied to Trump and his family are hiring lawyers and lobbyists ahead of possible congressional investigations by Democrats. Trump now says he would consider pre-emptive pardons for Elon Musk and associates, including Edward Coristine, if Democrats retake Congress.

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  1. Trump-linked crypto firms hire lawyers and lobbyists ahead of possible Congress probes

    Crypto, venture capital and prediction-market firms linked to Trump and his family are hiring lawyers and lobbyists ahead of possible congressional investigations. Democrats have sought information from World Liberty Financial and 1789 Capital; the firms and the family say their business activities comply with the law.

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  2. Trump-linked crypto firms hire lawyers and lobbyists ahead of midterms

    Companies tied to Donald Trump and his family, spanning crypto projects, venture firms and prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi, are hiring lawyers and lobbyists as Democrats threaten investigations if they win either chamber of Congress, Bloomberg reports. Polls and prediction markets favour the Democrats, and figures including pardoned crypto leader Changpeng Zhao have begun engaging prominent lobbyists.

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  3. Trump says he would consider pre-emptive pardons for Musk and allies

    US President Donald Trump said he would consider pre-emptive pardons for Elon Musk and his associates if Democrats retake Congress after the midterms, to shield them from congressional investigations. He cited Joe Biden's pre-emptive pardons as precedent and named Edward Coristine, who worked on Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cost-cutting programme.

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