US President Donald Trump says he will be impeached by the Democrats if the Republicans fail to win the midterms, which could galvanize resistance to his crypto policy agenda.
Jesse Coghlan
Jesse Coghlan is a Cointelegraph staff writer and deputy editor on the publication’s Asia-Pacific newsdesk, a role he assumed in 2022. He reports on court cases and government policy related to cryptocurrency, with a focus on making complex legal and regulatory topics accessible to readers. Coghlan previously worked as a freelance journalist covering crime and civil unrest and has experience producing and co-hosting a podcast focused on crypto news. He holds no cryptocurrency holdings.
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