White House grants Sacks a limited digital-assets ethics waiver
Reporting and findings
- documented
A March 5, 2025 White House waiver allowed David Sacks, as a special government employee, to participate in specified digital-asset policy matters after disclosed divestitures; it described remaining indirect crypto interests as under 0.1%, no more than 0.36%, and about 0.03% of the relevant portfolios and barred specified new digital-asset acquisitions. The waiver is not a finding of misconduct.
- The White House: Limited Waiver Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 208(b)(1) for David O. SacksDigital-asset interests and limitations, pages 4–7
Summary and current status
The waiver records divestitures and retained de minimis interests while imposing limits on new digital-asset holdings.
March 5, 2025 waiver allowed specified policy work under retained-interest limits
People and organizations
- David SacksTrump adviser covered by limited ethics waiver
- Donald J. Trumpnetwork root
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpTrump adviser with limited ethics waiverDavid Sacks