Trump Hosts White House Roundtable on Cybercrime Crackdown
Trump said federal authorities froze nearly $1 billion in crypto tied to foreign scammers and warned more than 10,000 Americans, officials said.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump convened a White House East Room roundtable focused on combating foreign cybercrime, citing government actions that prevented at least $1.6 billion in losses this year.
- Trump stated that "countless" Americans lost more than $20 billion to cybercrime in 2025 through ransomware and impersonation schemes, framing the issue as foreign economies propped up by stealing from American seniors.
- Federal law enforcement has frozen nearly $1 billion in cybercurrency and dismantled over 500 fraudulent websites, while Trump mentioned the release of 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard from Russia following talks with Vladimir Putin.
- Amid the crackdown, Trump's family firm, World Liberty Financial, faces scrutiny over its USD1 stablecoin being used to settle a $2 billion Binance investment by an entity tied to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the United Arab Emirates.
- A Public Citizen report claims Trump's alleged "schemes" cost investors about $4.7 billion, while Trump reported netting $1.4 billion from crypto ventures; critics noted neither the president nor Attorney General Todd Blanche explicitly discussed "digital assets" at the event.
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Trump at Roundtable Details Administration's Crackdown on Cybercrime
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and cabinet officials held a roundtable at the White House on Wednesday to highlight the administration's progress in combating cybercrime, including preventing $1.6 billion in losses and cracking down on sexual extortion.
Trump administration touts efforts to combat cybercrime - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square) – U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and others joined the president at a roundtable Wednesday promoting the administration’s work on preventing and responding to cybercrime by transnational criminal organizations preying on Americans. “Countless American victims have had their life savings, bank accounts, college funds and more emptied by these thieves,” said President Donald T…
Stephen Miller Goes Off on Foreign Scammers During White House Roundtable on Cybercrime * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller tore into foreign fraudsters and scammers ripping off Americans during a White House roundtable on cybercrime. Miller said that the Trump Administration has "declared cyber warfare against the cyber criminals" under the President's March executive order, titled "Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against Americans." "With the executive order that you signed, for the first time eve…
'Getting ripped off by refugees': Miller blasts foreign scammers as Trump declares war on cybercrime
President Donald Trump on Wednesday convened a roundtable in the East Room of the White House focused on protecting Americans from foreign cybercrime and online scams, citing government actions that officials said have prevented at least $1.6 billion in losses this year and disrupted networks targeting seniors and others.
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Trump administration touts efforts to combat cybercrime
(The Center Square) – U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and others joined the president at a roundtable Wednesday promoting the administration’s work on preventing and responding to cybercrime by transnational criminal organizations preying on Americans.
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