According to a recent poll by Reuters and Leipso, when Trump returned to the White House, he and his family received significant proceeds from the encryption business and had become a political and ethical issue of concern to American voters. The results of the survey showed that most interviewees did not consider such benefits to be appropriate and feared that private business interests could influence presidential decision-making.

63 per cent of respondents did not consider it appropriate

According to Reuters, 63 per cent of respondents did not consider it appropriate for the Toran to spread the benefits of their families ' encryption in the current way. Thirty-two per cent considered it appropriate and the rest remained undeclared.

The online survey was conducted from 14 to 17 August and reached 1166 adults in the United States, with a positive or negative margin of 3 percentage points.

  • 63% think it's not appropriate to profit from the encryption.
  • 32 per cent
  • 69% believe that private interests influence presidential decision-making

There are differences within the Republican electorate.

The survey showed that 69 per cent of respondents believed that the private business interests of Trump were influencing their presidential decisions. Even among Republican interviewees, about half share this view.

However, Republican voters are more liberal on the issue of “suitability”. Some 70 per cent of Republican respondents considered that the Trump family ' s involvement in encryption was in itself appropriate. This means that the fear of conflict of interest within the Republican Party coexists with the acceptance of the relevant commercial behaviour.

The controversy has extended to Congress legislation.

The poll provided a clearer background for the months-long controversy. Financial documents previously disclosed showed that Trump had accumulated over $1.4 billion in income through projects such as World Liberty Financial and its own personal brand, Meme.

The figures have led to sustained pressure by Democrats, including restrictions on the distribution of Meme coins by elected officials and requests for a hearing in Congress on the President ' s benefits of encryption.

The White House denied that there was a conflict of interest. Reuters quoted the White House spokesman, Anna Kelly, as stating that there was no conflict of interest in Trump and that the President ' s decision was based only on the public interest. Trump also stated that he was not involved in the day-to-day management of family enterprises and that the related investments were managed independently.

At present, this ethical controversy is intertwined with the United States encryption legislation process. Parliamentarians are still coordinating some of the provisions of the Clarity Act, including those limiting the President ' s involvement in encryption, and the Senate is expected to move forward with the vote next month.