Trump meets with advisers on CLARITY Act ethics provisions as Senate braces for key procedural vote next week

September 13 — According to two people familiar with the matter, U.S. President Trump met with advisers on Friday local time to discuss a government ethics provision being considered for inclusion in the Crypto Market Structure Act, also known as the CLARITY Act. The meeting took place ahead of a procedural vote in the Senate next Tuesday that will determine the fate of the CLARITY Act's advancement. Senate Democrats are demanding that the legislation include ethics language applicable to government officials to limit Trump's ability to profit from his family's crypto business. It is unclear what the outcome of the meeting was or which advisers attended. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday evening.

Trump's senior crypto policy adviser, Patrick Witt, posted a positive signal on X on Saturday, saying, "It's a bad day for CLARITY Act pessimists." The remark suggested that progress may be possible in advancing the bill.

The ethics provision has been one of the key obstacles facing the CLARITY Act in the Senate, after the two parties showed clear disagreement over whether enforcement authority should rest with the Department of Justice or state attorneys general. Next Tuesday's procedural vote will test whether the two parties can reach a compromise on this core dispute before the Senate recess.