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'Politically awkward dynamic' pits White House official against Trump's own interests
The Crypto Bill Is Not Stalled by Complexity. It Is Stalled by Trump’s Conflict.Power Sits UpstairsThe source story is about a cryptocurrency bill, but the real subject is who controls the outcome. Patrick Witt, a 37-year-old White House aide with no congressional experience, has been made the administration’s negotiator on legislation that could constrain Donald Trump’s own crypto interests. That is the arrangement: the person whose family profits from the field is the one with the final gravitational pull over the rules.The Messenger, Not the MakerWitt is described as the “point man,” but…
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