The U.A.E. Got A.I. Chips. Trump’s Inner Circle Got Crypto Riches.

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President Trump and his inner circle are making millions of dollars from agreements that intersect with America’s national security interests, a New York Times investigation found. Eric Lipton, who wrote the article, explains why these conflicts of interest are unlike anything we’ve seen before. Guest: Eric Lipton (https://www.nytimes.com/by/eric-lipton) , an investigative reporter for The New York Times. Background reading:  • Read the full investigation here (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chips-witkoff-world-liberty.html) , or see five takeaways (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chips-witkoff-world-liberty-takeaways.html) . For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (http://nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.