Trump Demands Fort Knox Audit After CIA Official Seized With $40M in Gold Bars – Bitcoin News
The post Trump Demands Fort Knox Audit After CIA Official Seized With $40M in Gold Bars – Bitcoin News appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways FBI agents seized 303 gold bars worth approximately $40M from former CIA official David Rush around May 27, 2026. Fort Knox holds ~147M troy ounces of gold worth an estimated $662B at current market prices, last independently audited in 1953. Trump has called for a Fort Knox audit, but no date has been set as of May 31, with Rep. Massie’s H.R. 3795 still pending in Congress. Trump Posts, Then Explains Trump posted on Truth Social over the weekend, writing that it was “time to physically audit Fort Knox.” He tied the call directly to the arrest of David Rush, a former senior CIA official with top-secret clearance, saying government officials “steal a lot” and that Americans deserve verification that the reserves are intact. In a May 10 interview on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, Trump said his administration had “played with” the