{"id":576511,"date":"2026-03-31T04:52:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/us-senators-press-sec-over-enforcement-chief-exit-justin-suns-case\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:52:44","slug":"us-senators-press-sec-over-enforcement-chief-exit-justin-suns-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/us-senators-press-sec-over-enforcement-chief-exit-justin-suns-case\/","title":{"rendered":"US senators press SEC over enforcement chief exit, Justin Sun\u2019s case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5ZDQxMmEtMjZiMy03ODVkLTgwMTctY2NlMjUwMDMyNDc2LmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"US senators press SEC over enforcement chief exit, Justin Sun\u2019s case\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A report from Reuters earlier this month claimed that the SEC&#8217;s former chief of enforcement clashed with agency leadership over cases involving those in Trump&#8217;s orbit before resigning.<\/p>\n<p>Two Democratic senators are requesting answers from the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the resignation of its enforcement director, Margaret Ryan, in March, after a Reuters report claimed she clashed with the agency\u2019s leaders over certain cases involving people with ties to US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins on Monday, Senator Richard Blumenthal <a title=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-03-30-Letter-from-Sen-Blumenthal-to-Chairman-Atkins-1.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-03-30-Letter-from-Sen-Blumenthal-to-Chairman-Atkins-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">questioned<\/a> the agency over the decision to drop the fraud case against <a title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/justin-sun-invests-30-million-trump-world-liberty-financial\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/justin-sun-invests-30-million-trump-world-liberty-financial\">Tron founder Justin Sun,<\/a> a partner of the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) crypto platform, 11 days before Ryan stepped down.<\/p>\n<p>A separate <a title=\"https:\/\/www.banking.senate.gov\/newsroom\/minority\/warren-presses-sec-chair-atkins-on-enforcement-chiefs-sudden-resignation-lack-of-enforcement-data\" href=\"https:\/\/www.banking.senate.gov\/newsroom\/minority\/warren-presses-sec-chair-atkins-on-enforcement-chiefs-sudden-resignation-lack-of-enforcement-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">letter<\/a> from Senator Elizabeth Warren has also questioned the SEC over the director\u2019s resignation and whether Ryan \u201cfaced resistance\u201d from SEC leadership over certain cases tied to Trump\u2019s circle. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/us-senators-seek-probe-sec-enforcement-chief-s-exit-amid-trump-linked-crypto-ties\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report from Reuters earlier this month claimed that the SEC&#8217;s former chief of enforcement clashed with agency leadership over cases involving those in Trump&#8217;s orbit before resigning. 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