S.Res. 598Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

A resolution condemning and calling for the reversal of President Trump's decision to allow the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates, despite significant risks to national security and just months after the United Arab Emirates signed a secret $500,000,000 deal to buy close to a majority stake in the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial.

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Updated February 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM UTC

S.Res. 598 is a Senate resolution that denounces President Donald Trump’s approval of advanced AI chip exports to the United Arab Emirates and urges the administration to undo that decision. The resolution argues the exports pose significant national‑security risks, especially given the UAE’s ties to China, and points to a reported $500 million purchase of a stake in the Trump family’s crypto company as evidence of corrupt influence.

Key Provisions

The Senate formally condemns President Trump’s decision to permit the export of advanced artificial‑intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates.
It calls on the administration to reverse that export decision because of serious national‑security concerns, including the risk that the chips could be diverted to China.
The resolution highlights alleged corruption, noting a secret $500 million deal in which the UAE purchased a near‑majority stake in the Trump family’s crypto firm, World Liberty Financial, and suggests that this deal influenced the chip export approval.

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Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S513)

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Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S513)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

February 5, 2026

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Sen. Elizabeth WarrenD-MA · Feb 5, 2026

Mr. President, I urge the Senate to take up and pass S. Res. 598. Last May, President Trump announced a deal to green-light several billion dollars' worth of advanced AI chips to the United Arab…

Mr. President, I urge the Senate to take up and pass S. Res. 598.

Last May, President Trump announced a deal to green-light several

billion dollars' worth of advanced AI chips to the United Arab Emirates. The deal alarmed national security officials.

Why in the world was Donald Trump rolling back critical national security safeguards in order to hand over sophisticated U.S. technology to a country with a long history of helping China acquire sensitive chips that it needs for its military? Why in the world was Donald Trump trying to ship off our state-of-the-art chips to the UAE--and China-- when American startups, American universities, and American small businesses needed them here at home?

Well, now we know. Now we know that the UAE greased the skids months earlier when it secretly agreed to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into a Trump family crypto venture just 4 days before President Trump's inauguration. Now we know that a powerful Abu Dhabi royal known as Spy Sheikh signed a secret deal to pay half a billion dollars to take almost a majority stake in the Trump family's crypto company, World Liberty Financial.

And just a few months later, the Trump administration and Secretary Howard Lutnick authorized the sale of advanced AI chips to the UAE. This was a victory for Abu Dhabi and the Spy Sheikh, who had been unsuccessfully trying for years to get their hands on those chips.

Inside our own government, national security officials tried hard to stop this deal. They warned that handing advanced AI chips to the UAE would have serious national security consequences. Look, some of these chips would go to G42, a UAE AI company that American national security officials have said could be a conduit for funneling technology to China. The CIA has reportedly warned about G42's working closely with blacklisted firms like Huawei that are tied to the Chinese military.

Now, President Trump is denying that he knew anything about the secret deal. Oh, please. President Trump's own son signed the deal for half a billion dollars. An initial payment of $187 million was reportedly directed to flow to Trump family companies. Another initial payment of $31 million was reportedly directed to flow into entities connected to the family of Steve Witkoff, Trump's golf buddy who had been named U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East.

Here we are, 1 year into Donald Trump's second term, and Trump has amassed more than $1.5 billion from his crypto ventures like World Liberty Financial. Trump is profiting off the Presidency while American families are worried about their jobs, the rising cost of groceries, and how they will pay their bills. Trump is profiting from decisions that make it easier for countries like China to get their hands on some of our most sensitive and advanced technologies.

Congress needs to grow a spine. We cannot allow American national security simply to be sold to the highest bidder. The Senate must pass this resolution to condemn this corruption and call on Donald Trump to reverse his decision to allow the export of advanced AI chips to the

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Introduced in SenateIssued February 5, 2026

III

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. RES. 598

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 5, 2026

Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kim, and Ms. Slotkin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

RESOLUTION

Condemning and calling for the reversal of President Donald Trump’s decision to allow the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates, despite significant risks to national security and just months after the United Arab Emirates signed a secret $500,000,000 deal to buy close to a majority stake in the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial.

Whereas 4 days before the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States in 2025, officials representing Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the top security official of the United Arab Emirates, who is often referred to as the spy sheikh, reportedly signed a $500,000,000 deal to purchase 49 percent of the Trump family’s crypto company World Liberty Financial;

Whereas, as part of an initial $250,000,000 installment, the Tahnoon-backed company making the purchase reportedly directed a payment of $187,000,000 to Trump family entities;

Whereas another $31,000,000 was reportedly directed to flow to entities connected to the family of Steve Witkoff, who was a co-founder of World Liberty Financial and who serves as President Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East;

Whereas, after the $500,000,000 deal was signed, Tahnoon repeatedly met with President Trump, Mr. Witkoff, and other officials in the Trump administration while pushing for access to advanced artificial intelligence chips;

Whereas, after the $500,000,000 deal was signed, the Trump administration approved the sale of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates, despite longstanding concerns about the country’s ties to the People's Republic of China and the risk that advanced chips would be diverted there and jeopardize the national security of the United States;

Whereas the People's Republic of China is seeking advanced artificial intelligence chips from the United States to enhance the lethality of its military and to supplant the United States as the global leader in technology; and

Whereas the risks to national security posed by President Trump’s decisions and the serious corruption underlying those decisions must be condemned and addressed immediately: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate condemns President Donald Trump’s decision to allow the sale of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates and calls for the reversal of that decision.