Eric Lipton

It's an expansive space there at a club that recently shut down. And in order to be a member of the club, there's a $500,000 membership fee. And news reporters will not be allowed in there. The public will not be allowed in there. But effectively, it's going to become a modern-day Mar-a-Lago like the Trump family have in California. You know, in Florida or like the Trump Hotel in D.C.

used to be before they sold that after Trump left his first term, where, you know, there will be a gathering of Trump family members, of their friends, including among the other partners are Don Jr. 's venture capital partners from a company called 1789. And another founding member is Jeff Miller, who's a lobbyist that got more than 35 new clients since the start of the Trump administration.

used to be before they sold that after Trump left his first term, where, you know, there will be a gathering of Trump family members, of their friends, including among the other partners are Don Jr. 's venture capital partners from a company called 1789. And another founding member is Jeff Miller, who's a lobbyist that got more than 35 new clients since the start of the Trump administration.

used to be before they sold that after Trump left his first term, where, you know, there will be a gathering of Trump family members, of their friends, including among the other partners are Don Jr. 's venture capital partners from a company called 1789. And another founding member is Jeff Miller, who's a lobbyist that got more than 35 new clients since the start of the Trump administration.

He represents an incredible array of regulated industries. And David Sachs, who is the White House AI and crypto advisor, is also a founding member. So already you've got a White House advisor, a lobbyist, the Trump family, and Don Jr. 's venture capital business partners that are helping either found it or own it. And this is going to be a place of confidential meetings.

He represents an incredible array of regulated industries. And David Sachs, who is the White House AI and crypto advisor, is also a founding member. So already you've got a White House advisor, a lobbyist, the Trump family, and Don Jr. 's venture capital business partners that are helping either found it or own it. And this is going to be a place of confidential meetings.

He represents an incredible array of regulated industries. And David Sachs, who is the White House AI and crypto advisor, is also a founding member. So already you've got a White House advisor, a lobbyist, the Trump family, and Don Jr. 's venture capital business partners that are helping either found it or own it. And this is going to be a place of confidential meetings.

And now when I spoke with the representatives for executive branch and I spoke with a lawyer and several other folks that are associated with it about this, they say that this is a social place for people to gather, that they will not be disrupted because the Trump people are often not welcome in a liberal city like D.C., And that all this is is about a safe place for people to gather and relax.

And now when I spoke with the representatives for executive branch and I spoke with a lawyer and several other folks that are associated with it about this, they say that this is a social place for people to gather, that they will not be disrupted because the Trump people are often not welcome in a liberal city like D.C., And that all this is is about a safe place for people to gather and relax.

And now when I spoke with the representatives for executive branch and I spoke with a lawyer and several other folks that are associated with it about this, they say that this is a social place for people to gather, that they will not be disrupted because the Trump people are often not welcome in a liberal city like D.C., And that all this is is about a safe place for people to gather and relax.

But it also is certainly going to be a place where there will be influential people who have unusual access to Trump affiliates. And I have to imagine it's going to be a lot like the Trump Hotel or Mar-a-Lago is right now. And Don Jr. owns a chunk of that. Now, Donald Trump, the president, does not actually, as far as I know, own a stake in in the executive branch, but his son does.

But it also is certainly going to be a place where there will be influential people who have unusual access to Trump affiliates. And I have to imagine it's going to be a lot like the Trump Hotel or Mar-a-Lago is right now. And Don Jr. owns a chunk of that. Now, Donald Trump, the president, does not actually, as far as I know, own a stake in in the executive branch, but his son does.

But it also is certainly going to be a place where there will be influential people who have unusual access to Trump affiliates. And I have to imagine it's going to be a lot like the Trump Hotel or Mar-a-Lago is right now. And Don Jr. owns a chunk of that. Now, Donald Trump, the president, does not actually, as far as I know, own a stake in in the executive branch, but his son does.

And it's going to be fascinating to watch this play, so that we're going to have to watch from the outside because we aren't going to be let in.

And it's going to be fascinating to watch this play, so that we're going to have to watch from the outside because we aren't going to be let in.

And it's going to be fascinating to watch this play, so that we're going to have to watch from the outside because we aren't going to be let in.

Yeah. I mean, there are a lot of venture capitalists, Silicon Valley types, that put large amounts of money into President Trump's reelection campaign. And many of them associated with the crypto industry that are so anxious to see him adopt this cryptocurrency regulatory environment that embraces crypto. They're going to be a lot of members from that environment.

Yeah. I mean, there are a lot of venture capitalists, Silicon Valley types, that put large amounts of money into President Trump's reelection campaign. And many of them associated with the crypto industry that are so anxious to see him adopt this cryptocurrency regulatory environment that embraces crypto. They're going to be a lot of members from that environment.

Yeah. I mean, there are a lot of venture capitalists, Silicon Valley types, that put large amounts of money into President Trump's reelection campaign. And many of them associated with the crypto industry that are so anxious to see him adopt this cryptocurrency regulatory environment that embraces crypto. They're going to be a lot of members from that environment.

And David Sachs is sort of the leader of that whole crew. He himself came from the crypto industry. He was an investor. So, I mean, I suspect it will be a pretty crypto heavy hangout place. And those folks are quite wealthy. And, you know, Jeff Miller, one of the lobbyists, represents a company called Tether. He was recently hired by Tether.