World Liberty Financial Should Be Probed by SEC, Warren Says

May 14, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC

Senator Elizabeth Warren writes to SEC Chair Paul Atkins urging the agency to probe whether the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial, Inc. “misled investors or otherwise violated securities laws.”

  • Warren’s office comments in an emailed statement about the letter, which is dated yesterday
  • Warren cites World Liberty Financial’s “recent decision to borrow $75 million using its own tokens–which investors have explicitly been prohibited from selling –as collateral”
  • Warren asks if the SEC has evaluated whether World Liberty Financial is a security subject to securities laws
    • Warren asks for a response by May 26

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