Mike Johnson knew nothing about Trump Crypto Dinner Sparks Anger

The spokesman for the House spokesman Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, triggered counter -reactions on Sunday after he knew about a crypto dinner during a television interview on Sunday morning with the TV interview with “Something” by President Donald Trump.

Newsweek has reached Johnson's office for further comments on Sunday.

Why is it important

Trump organized more than 200 top investors in his personal meme coin of $ Trump on Thursday evening in his private golf club in Sterling, Virginia. Some analysts say Trump's possession of this coin creates a potential conflict of interest if he supports the cryptocurrency industry as a whole.

The coin, which was introduced in January 2025, currently has a market capitalization of around 2.5 billion US dollars. The event rewarded the largest investors in his cryptocurrency company, which even some passionate “America great again” (Maga) obtained allies.

What to know?

Johnson, a Trump ally, was asked about the latest crypto evening dinner during a Sunday interview with Jake Tapper from CNN Condition of the Union. The house spokesman largely evoked the question and said he knew nothing about the event.

“I have really difficult to imagine that you would not be outraged if it were a democratic president if they did exactly the same,” Tapper told the GOP leader.

“Look, I don't know anything about dinner. I was a bit busy last week … So I will not comment on anything that I haven't even heard about,” replied Johnson. “I'm not sure who was there or what the purpose was.”

In a successor, Tapper pushed him on how he previously expressed significant concerns about Hunter Biden's alleged business relationships with his father, former President Joe Biden and even an investigation. “They seemed to believe that it was their responsibility to examine something like this,” said the CNN host.

“Important distinction,” replied Johnson. “The Biden Crime family, as they were called, earned this title. Why? Because they used Shell Companies, Fake LLCs, in the apparently money laundering operations … President Trump does everything outdoors.”

Hunter Biden was examined extensively for dodgy business relationships and was widely accused of trying to sell access to his father during his time as Vice President. He was convicted of a crime and his uncle James Biden, the brother of the former president, was examined by Republicans who asked the Ministry of Justice to start an investigation. President Biden pardoned them with other family members before leaving his office.

Joe Biden has consistently refused any misconduct or participation in criminal activities from his family members. Despite the investigation by the Republicans, the direct commitment of the former president was not determined at their various business reasons.

What people say about Johnson

Ron Filipkowski, the editor -in -chief of Meidastouch, wrote on X, formerly Twitter and shared a clip by Johnson's interview with: “If the leaders of the Republican Party are obvious and obvious, just look in the other direction and ignore them. The only way to end it and restore some supervision is to select the Republicans of the House of Representatives.”

The journalist Mehdi Hasan, formerly MSNBC host, wrote about X: “AH TOP CONGENGENAL Republicans are back to 'I pretend that I don't know about this huge Trump scandal about which everyone is talking about, so I don't have to comment on the distraction strategy that you used in the first Trump term, and I think our media will have you used again.”

Journalist James Surowiecki wrote about X: “Mike Johnson also insists that Trump's corruption is okay because he is openly corrupt.”

Nera Tanden, a former official of the Biden Administration, wrote about X: “If I had tweeted it, Mike Johnson might see it.”

The X -account “Republicans against Trump”, which has over 900,000 followers on the Social Media platform, shared a clip and simply wrote: “Shameless.”

What people say about the crypto dinner

Press spokeswoman of the White House, Karoline Leavitt to reporter last week: “All assets of the President are in a blind trust that is managed by his children. And I would argue that one of the many reasons why the American people returned this president to this office is that he was a very successful businessman before serving him publicly as our president.”

She added: “The president adheres to all conflicts of interest that are applicable to the president … the American public believes that it is absurd to assume that this president benefits from the presidency.”

Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat of Connecticut, on CNN last week: “Forty percent of Trump's total net assets can be attributed to these two crypto coins that he only introduced months ago … All of this money goes directly into his pocket. He acts the US directive to be paid.”

Nicholas Pinto, a crypto investor who visited dinner after CNBC last week: “The food sucked. There were no other drinks than water or Trump's wine. I don't drink, so I had water. My glass was only filled once.”

Pinto added: “He [Trump] I didn't speak to one of the 220 guests – maybe the top 25. “

What happens next?

Democrats and Critics of the Trump government will continue to concern concerns about his personal crypto companies and his other business qualifications. Republican leaders will probably continue to ask questions about these concerns.