WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), delivered an opening statement at a public forum on Donald Trump's self-enrichment crypto schemes, as well as risks the Clarity Act presents without clear ethics standards and any meaningful measures to protect consumers and our national security.

Blumenthal convened the forum, "Trump's Crypto Corruption," alongside U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a senior member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. The forum included testimony from author and filmmaker, Ben McKenzie; crypto scam vict...