Sacks May Have Exceeded Term in White House Role, Democrats Say

Sept. 17, 2025, 2:40 PM UTC

Democratic lawmakers write to David Sacks, President Trump’s AI and crypto czar, about concerns that he has exceeded the 130-day term limit for such roles.

  • Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office comments in an emailed statement
  • “It appears that Sacks may be exceeding the 130-day term limit associated with his role as a designated Special Government Employee (SGE), raising fresh ethics issues,” the statement says
  • Compliance with the time limit is crucial, the lawmakers say, due to the “scale of [his] conflicts of interest”

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