Trump offers White House access if you buy his meme coin. Illegal?

From meme coins to branded merch, President Trump has become marketer-in-chief, using his office to pad his personal wealth like few, if any, of his predecessors.

Credits

Guests:

  • Richard Painter - law professor at the University of Minnesota, former chief White House ethics lawyer during the George W. Bush administration - @RWPUSA
  • Tony Carrk - executive director of Accountable.US, a nonpartisan government ethics watchdog group

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Stephen Gregory, Angie Perrin, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Robin Estrin, Jack Ross