On November 9, 2026, Democracy Defenders Fund asked U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and the FBI’s Washington Field Office to investigate whether former White House crypto adviser Bo Hines discussed a job with Tether while helping negotiate federal stablecoin legislation. As of November 10, neither office had publicly announced an investigation in response. Hines’s exit disclosure listed no future employment agreement, but the public dates do not show when he and Tether may have reached an understanding.
Hines’s disclosure lists August 15, 2025, as his last day in government; Tether announced his appointment as a strategic adviser four days later. The Wall Street Journal reported that a consulting firm in which Hines retained a stake received $6.3 million from Tether and that he supported a longer transition period in the stablecoin legislation. The firm said Hines was unaware of the engagement and received no Tether-derived funds while in office; Tether said its lawyers found no evidence of wrongdoing.
