Democrat Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia is reportedly calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment, alleging that the president leveraged his memecoin to meet with certain people.

According to a new report by CNBC, Ossoff told attendees at a town hall that Trump has already met the standard to face impeachment, but told them such a move would not be possible without Democrats controlling the U.S. House of Representatives.

Ossoff says that Trump offering a seat at the dinner table to the top holders of his official meme asset as a means of gaining an audience is an impeachable action.

As stated by Ossoff,

“I saw just 48 hours ago, [Trump] is granting audiences to people who buy his meme coin. When the sitting president of the United States is selling access for what are effectively payments directly to him, there is no question that that rises to the level of an impeachable offense.”

Last week, it was announced that the top 220 holders of the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin would be invited to an exclusive Gala dinner event with the president on May 22nd at his private national golf club.

Ossoff says another impeachable offense by Trump was when he allegedly ignored court rulings, though Ossoff did not mention any specific cases. However, Trump was recently accused of ignoring a Supreme Court after it ruled he must facilitate the return of a man deported to El Salvador.

Other Democrat congressmen who have recently called for the President to be impeached include Representative Al Green of Texas and Representative Shri Thanedar of Michigan, according to the report.

For a sitting President to be impeached, the majority of the House and two-thirds of the Senate would have to vote for it.

TRUMP is trading for $14.79 at time of writing, a 4.4% decrease on the day.

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Speaking at a town hall in Georgia on April 25, Ossoff criticized the president for what he described as “selling access” to his office.

“I saw just 48 hours ago, he is granting audiences to people who buy his meme coin,” Ossoff said, according to NBC News.

“When the sitting president of the United States is effectively accepting payments for access, that clearly qualifies as an impeachable offense.”

Senator Backs Trump Impeachment but Says Action Unlikely Without Democrat Majority

While Ossoff emphasized his firm backing for impeachment proceedings, he acknowledged that any such action would face significant hurdles unless Democrats regain control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

Currently, Republicans hold the majority in both chambers.

The controversy stems from an April 23 announcement on the Official Trump memecoin website, which revealed plans for an exclusive dinner hosted by President Trump at his Washington, D.C. golf club.

The event is reserved for the top 220 TRUMP token holders, with the website posting a public leaderboard and registration details.

Following the announcement, the TRUMP token surged over 50%, according to CoinMarketCap.

Applicants for the dinner must pass a background check and cannot be from countries flagged under Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations. Additionally, no guests are permitted.

$TRUMP Token Team Denies $300K Requirement for Dinner with President

In a statement posted on April 24, the $TRUMP token team clarified that holders do not need to spend $300,000 to qualify for its “Dinner with President Trump” contest.

The team said that entry includes exchange and locked holdings not participating in the contest.

Eligibility is determined solely by registered users on the official leaderboard, which ranks time-weighted $TRUMP balances throughout the competition.

“People have been incorrectly quoting #220 on the block explorer as the cutoff. That’s wrong because it includes things like locked tokens, exchanges, market makers, and those who are not participating,” the team said.

The project emphasized that all participants must register to be counted. As of the announcement, the 220th-ranked participant held just over $400 worth of tokens.

The leaderboard is available at trumpdinner.gettrumpmemes.com.

Tokens from the cliff unlock and daily distributions will remain locked for an additional 90 days, the team said, extending past the competition period.

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United States Senator Jon Ossoff expressed support for impeaching President Donald Trump during an April 25 town hall, citing the President’s plan to host a private dinner for top Official Trump memecoin holders. 

“I mean, I saw just 48 hours ago, he is granting audiences to people who buy his meme coin,” said Ossoff, a Democrat, according to a report by NBC News. 

“When the sitting president of the United States is selling access for what are effectively payments directly to him. There is no question that that rises to the level of an impeachable offense.”

Senator Ossoff said he “strongly” supports impeachment proceedings during a town hall in the state of Georgia, where he is running for reelection to the Senate.

The Senator added that an impeachment is unlikely unless the Democratic Party gains control of Congress during the US midterm elections in 2026. Trump’s own Republican Party currently has a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Related: US lawmaker says TRUMP coin could risk national security

Conflicts of interest

On April 23, the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin’s website announced plans for Trump to host an exclusive dinner at his Washington, DC golf club with the top 220 TRUMP holders. 

The website subsequently posted a leaderboard tracking top TRUMP wallets and a link to register for the event. The TRUMP token’s price has gained more than 50% since the announcement, according to data from CoinMarketCap.

The specific guest list is unclear, but the memecoin’s website states that applicants must pass a background check, “can not be from a [Know Your Customer] watchlist country,” and cannot bring any additional guests.

On April 25, the team behind TRUMP denied social media rumors that TRUMP holders need at least $300,000 to participate in an upcoming dinner with the president.

“People have been incorrectly quoting #220 on the block explorer as the cutoff. That’s wrong because it includes things like locked tokens, exchanges, market makers, and those who are not participating. Instead, you should only be going off the leaderboard,” they wrote.

Legal experts told Cointelegraph that Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures, including the TRUMP memecoin and Trump-affiliated decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol World Liberty Financial, raise significant concerns about potential conflicts of interest. 

“Within just a couple of days of him taking office, he’s signed a number of executive orders that are significantly going to affect the way that our crypto and digital assets industry works,” Charlyn Ho of law firm Rikka told Cointelegraph in February. 

“So if he has a personal pecuniary benefit arising from his own policies, that’s a conflict of interest.”

Magazine: Trump’s crypto ventures raise conflict of interest, insider trading questions