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Trump delivered a direct warning to bankers at a private Mar-a-Lago gala on April 25, telling attendees he would not allow traditional financial institutions to derail the CLARITY Act.The event drew Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood, Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley, billionaire Tim Draper, and boxer Mike Tyson, among the top 297 $TRUMP token holders.The Trump intervention comes as the CLARITY Act missed its April Senate Banking Committee markup deadline and faces a final end-of-May window with approximately four working weeks remaining before the Memorial Day recess.

President Trump confirmed his attendance and delivered a keynote at a Mar-a-Lago gala on April 25 open only to the top 297 TRUMP memecoin holders, with the top 29 receiving a private VIP reception.Eligibility was determined by a time-weighted points system measuring holdings between March 12 and April 10, a structure critics say directly rewards people for purchasing a token that financially benefits the Trump family.Senators Warren, Schiff, and Blumenthal sent a formal letter to event organizer Fight LLC calling the gala an egregious conflict of interest and demanding documents and answers.

Trump has confirmed he will attend and deliver a keynote at a Mar-a-Lago gala for top TRUMP memecoin holders.Entry is limited to the top 297 wallets, with a private reception reserved for the top 29 investors.

Sens. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., have been working on language to tackle what has become a main sticking point in getting sweeping digital asset legislation passed into law — stablecoin rewards.“… while we believe we are in a good spot on yield, there are other issues to resolve on illicit finance and ethics,” said a spokesperson for Sen. Alsobrooks.

An investment in President Trump's meme coin allegedly upset members of World Liberty Financial’s team, the lawsuit claims.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was set to expire Monday; the Senate’s rare Friday session approved the stopgap, sending the measure to Trump for signature.A 10-day extension was the last resort after the House failed 197-228 on a procedural vote for the 18-month plan, following an earlier collapse of a five-year extension with revisions.Trump had lobbied hard all week for a clean long-term renewal, posting on Truth Social urging Republicans to “UNIFY” and calling FISA vital to the Iran war campaign.

Event disclosures allow for Trump’s absence or even cancellation, with top holders potentially receiving an NFT instead of attending.Organizers insist Trump will attend both events, despite same-day travel from Florida to Washington.

With a potential scheduling conflict, several senators want to know if the president plans to attend a luncheon for memecoin holders in Florida or just seeking to generate fees.

A report from Reuters earlier this month claimed that the SEC's former chief of enforcement clashed with agency leadership over cases involving those in Trump's orbit before resigning.

Senator Richard Blumenthal wants the agency to answer whether it softened enforcement against allies of President Donald Trump.