Trump faces criticism as ‘beyond unprecedented’ UAE crypto deal raises conflict of interest fears

The White House says the president is not involved' in running his businesses. Ethics experts remain concerned

Donald Trump has been accused of corruption, plain and simple" after it was revealed that a member of the Emirati royal family was behind a $500m investment into the Trump family's cryptocurrency company.

Ethics experts say the deal - struck just days before the US president's inauguration last January - amounts to a deep conflict of interest for the White House, amid calls for a congressional investigation into the transaction.