1. United States
2. Alaska
3. Letter

I’m writing out of deep concern about the unprecedented levels of corruption we’re seeing from President Trump in just the first months of his second term—and I urge you to speak out and act. Reports now show that Trump and his family have accumulated $3 billion in personal wealth in just three months, thanks to foreign deals, shady crypto ventures, and meme coin promotions that openly trade access to the president for profit. The Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibits exactly this kind of enrichment by federal officials from foreign sources. Yet it’s happening in broad daylight. The situation is so blatant that the Senate couldn’t even move forward on bipartisan crypto legislation. The GENIUS Act, which would have set federal rules for stablecoins and helped protect American consumers, was derailed because the president’s personal financial interests were too entangled. Even senators who had supported the bill in committee walked away due to the clear conflicts of interest. This isn’t just an ethics issue—it’s a national security threat. Allowing foreign entities to enrich a sitting president through barely-regulated digital assets undermines trust in our democracy, our markets, and our leadership on the global stage. This matters to Alaska, too. We’re not immune to the effects of deregulation driven by personal greed. Our state depends on transparency, fairness, and responsible governance—especially in the resource, telecom, and financial sectors. If powerful people can buy influence through backdoor payments, what happens to everyday Alaskans? The Emoluments Clause wasn’t optional when the founders wrote it, and it shouldn’t be optional now. We cannot normalize this. We cannot ignore it. And we cannot afford to stay silent. Please stand up and say what so many of your constituents already know: This is wrong. We expect and deserve better.