Progressive Groups Accuse Senator Gillibrand of Hypocrisy Over CLARITY Act Ethics
TLDR:Progressive groups accuse Gillibrand of hypocrisy over sons $30 million crypto exchange venture.Ethics language remains the biggest hurdle to securing 60 Senate votes for CLARITY Act passage.Gillibrand proposes barring officials and spouses from issuing digital assets like memecoins.Fairshakes $125 million war chest pressures both parties to finalize crypto legislation quickly. The CLARITY Act faces fresh turbulence as progressive groups target Senate Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand over unresolved ethics provisions. Indivisible, Demand Progress, and the Revolving Door Project accuse Gillibrand of hypocrisy tied to her sons crypto venture. The dispute complicates efforts to secure 60 Senate votes before the August recess. Ethics language now stands as the biggest obstacle blocking passage of the bill, which would split crypto oversight between the CFTC and SEC. Progressive Groups Escalate Pressure Over Family Crypto Ties Indivisible, Demand Progress, and the Revolving Door Project sent a letter to every Democratic Senate office this week. The letter argued Gillibrands conduct undermines Democratic efforts to criticize Trump administration corruption. Her son Theo runs American Perpetuals Exchange, a crypto platform that raised $30 million from investors. The groups called Gillibrand “a prime example of a Democratic leader whose conduct undermines” accountability efforts against Trump. LATEST: Sen. Gillbrand is facing tremendous blacklash from progressives over CLARITY Act ethics









