US Senator Warns: Transactions between UAE and WLFI 'May Engage in Criminal Activities' According to Decrypt, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut has warned that a transaction involving UAE investors secretly making payments to Trump affiliated cryptocurrency companies is suspected of "potential criminal behavior". Murphy alleges that four days before Trump's inauguration, Aryam Investment, which is affiliated with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates, agreed to acquire a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency company associated with Trump, for $500 million. Of this amount, approximately $187 million went to affiliated entities of the Trump family, and at least $31 million went to affiliated entities of Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy. Subsequently, the Trump administration approved the expansion of the UAE's access to advanced American AI chips, which were previously restricted during the Biden administration. Murphy summarized the accusation in his Senate speech as: secret massive fund transfers were made to the families of Trump and his special envoy, followed by the United States sharing restricted security technology with the United Arab Emirates. He claimed that 'this is corruption, constituting elements of bribery, and is a potential criminal act', and warned that although accountability may be delayed, the consequences are inevitable, 'the rule of law is about to return', and those who exchange power for money 'will be imprisoned'. Previously, it was reported that close aides of the Abu Dhabi royal family secretly spent $500 million to acquire a 49% stake in the Trump family's WLFI company; Trump responded by saying that he was unaware of Abu Dhabi's investment of $500 million in WLFI, and his sons were dealing with it.